yarran

noun

yar·​ran

ˈyarən

plural -s

1

: a rather small Australian acacia (Acacia homalophylla) that is a minor fodder tree and an important source of firewood and fence posts

2

: a showy chiefly coastal bastard myall (Acacia glaucescens) with somewhat silvery foliage and fluffy spikes of flowers

Word History

Etymology

native name in New South Wales

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