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Botany bay
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What's The Definition Of Botany bay?Synonyms | Synonyms for Botany bay: Related Terms | Find terms related to Botany bay: See Also | Botany bay In Webster's Dictionary \Bot"a*ny Bay"\
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English
convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new
plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
Note: Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.
{Botany Bay kino} (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance
consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian
species of {Eucalyptus}.
{Botany Bay resin} (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color,
resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian
species of {Xanthorrh[ae]a}, esp. the grass tree ({X.
hastilis}).
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