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mal·lee  (ml)

n.

1. Any of several west Australian evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Eucalyptus.

2. A thicket or growth of these plants.

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[Wemba-wemba (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) mali.]

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mallee [ˈmæliː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several low shrubby eucalyptus trees that flourish in desert regions of Australia

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (usually preceded by the) Austral informal another name for the bush [4]

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See mallee root

[native Australian name]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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