"salvation Jane" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-salvation Jane.ogg [Australia] Forms: Salvation Jane [canonical]
Etymology: From salvation + Jane (“female given name”); a reference to its use as animal fodder in times of drought. Etymology templates: {{m|en|salvation}} salvation, {{m|en|Jane||female given name}} Jane (“female given name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Salvation Jane}} Salvation Jane (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, chiefly South Australia) The plant Echium plantagineum. Wikipedia link: Echium plantagineum in Australia Tags: Australia, South, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Borage family plants Synonyms (Echium plantagineum): Patterson's curse, Riverina bluebell

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