mulga

noun

mul·​ga

ˈməlgə

plural mulgas or mulga

1

a

: a widely distributed irregular and often shrubby Australian acacia (Acacia aneura) that has usually linear grayish green phyllodes, yields a very hard tough heavy wood, and is an important forage plant in much of the drier part of Australia

b

: any of several other Australian acacias that resemble mulga

broadly : any Australian tree of scrubby growth and notably hard wood

2

: the wood of a mulga

3

or mulga scrub or mulga country : arid land of Australia on which the mulga (Acacia aneura) is the dominant form of vegetation

Word History

Etymology

native name in Australia

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