mallee

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mal=lee

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mallee has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

malleen. [Native name.].
  •  A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common species are Eucalyptus dumosa and Eucalyptus Gracilis.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  •  Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mallee, n. Austral.
1 any of several types of eucalyptus, esp. Eucalyptus dumosa, that flourish in arid areas.
2 a scrub formed by mallee.

Idiom
mallee-bird (or -fowl or -hen) a megapode, Leipoa ocellata, resembling a turkey.
Etymology
Aboriginal

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