noun
- A small aquatic fern native to Australia, whose spore cases are ground into flour and used as food.
Usage: Australian English; Also called clover fern or peppery water fern
Examples
- The Aboriginal peoples of Australia have long harvested nardoo from wetlands.
- Nardoo flour was an important staple food in inland Australia.
- Early European explorers learned to prepare nardoo from local guides.
- The nardoo plant thrives in shallow water and swampy areas.