Highlights. Nature in Bombala. Bombala is a beautiful southern Monaro town set upon rolling pastures, surrounded by dense native forests and situated on the shores of the Bombala River. It is a little over an hour's drive from both the Snowy Mountains in the west and and the Sapphire Coast to the east.orseriding, bushwalking and spotting resident paltypus in local streams are also highlights. The South East Forest National Park is a 20 km drive from Bombala with access from the Bucky Springs Road. Scenic drives provide access to some great picnic areas at Six Mile Creek, White Rock River, Big Jack and Myanba Creek.
Word Origin & History. pungent 1590s, sharp, poignant (of pain or grief), from L. pungentem (nom. pungens), prp. of pungere to prick, pierce, sting, related to pugnus fist (see pugnacious). Meaning having powerful odor or taste first recorded 1660s.
: a pungent yellow condiment consisting of the pulverized seeds of the black mustard or sometimes the white mustard either dry or made into a paste and serving as a stimulant and diuretic or in large doses as an emetic and as a counterirritant when applied to the skin as a poultice.ull Definition of MUSTARD. 1. a: a pungent yellow powder of the seeds of any of several common mustards (Brassica hirta, B. nigra, or B. juncea) used as a condiment or in medicine as a stimulant and diuretic, an emetic, or a counterirritant b slang: zest. 2.