golden wattle


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golden wattle

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1. (Plants) an Australian yellow-flowered leguminous plant, Acacia pycnantha, that yields a useful gum and bark
2. (Plants) any of several similar and related plants, esp Acacia longifolia of Australia
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Noun1.golden wattle - shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowersgolden wattle - shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Acacia pycnantha
genus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
wattle - any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle
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