01 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 s…
-
1.
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).