mallee
- noun
- Australian
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mallee
- While hiking in the bush, we came across a stunning grove of mallee eucalyptus.
Examples
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The mallee trees in this area thrive in dry conditions.
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Farmers in the mallee regions often use the woody base for fencing.
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Home is the Mallee Region of Victoria, Australia.
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Compounds
- Australian
A small Australian gum tree with rough dark bark near its base that makes red gum
- Australian
A small shrubby type of gum tree from Australia that grows in dry inland areas
- Australian
A large Australian ground bird that builds big sand mounds to keep its eggs warm
- Australian
A large female ground bird from Australia that builds big nesting mounds and looks after eggs
- Australian
A small Australian eucalyptus tree with smooth pale bark that grows from several stems
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Etymology
Mallee comes from an Aboriginal word mali that people used for a local kind of eucalyptus 'tree'. That's why mallee today means the low, bushy eucalyptus that sends up several thin stems from a woody base and the dry areas where these trees grow.