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mallee
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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.
[Wemba-wemba (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) mali.]
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]
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Noun1.mallee - any of several low-growing Australian eucalyptsmallee - 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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