mallee

mal·lee

 (măl′ē)

n.

1. Any of various shrubby, multiple-stemmed eucalyptuses found in semi-arid areas of southern Australia.

2. A thicket of these plants or a region where they predominate.

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[Probably Wemba-wemba (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) mali.]

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mallee

(ˈmæliː)

n

1. (Animals) any of several low shrubby eucalyptus trees that flourish in desert regions of Australia

2. (Physical Geography) the mallee informal Austral another name for the bush¹⁴

3. (Plants) See mallee root

[C19: native Australian name]

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mallee - any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus congoo mallee, Eucalyptus dumosa, white mallee - small shrubby mallee black mallee, black sally, Eucalytus stellulata, black gum - a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum

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