1. Plural of bunya; tall Australian evergreen trees of the genus Araucaria, especially Araucaria bidwillii, bearing large edible nuts.
Usage: Also called bunya pine or bunya tree; Native to Queensland, Australia

Examples

• The bunyas in the botanical garden are over 150 feet tall.
• Indigenous Australians have harvested nuts from bunyas for thousands of years.
• Several bunyas grow in the rainforests of Queensland.
• The bunya nuts from these trees are nutritious and were an important food source.
• Visitors admired the massive bunyas during their tour of the nature reserve.