mallee
mal·lee
noun \ˈma-lē\Definition of MALLEE
1
: any of various low-growing shrubby Australian eucalypts (as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa)
2
: a dense thicket or growth of mallees; also : land covered by such growth
Origin of MALLEE
probably from Wemba-Wemba (Australian aboriginal language of western Victoria) mali
First Known Use: 1845
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