Botany Bay
Bot·a·ny Bay
Botany 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.
Phrases & Compounds
- Botany Bay kino
- an astringent, reddish substance consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian species of Eucalyptus.
- Botany Bay resin
- a resin of reddish yellow color, resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian species of Xanthorrhæa, esp. the grass tree (Xanthorrhæa hastilis).