myall

[ mahy-awl ]

noun
  1. any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula(weeping myall ), having gray foliage and drooping branches.

Origin of myall

1
First recorded in 1835–45; apparently to be identified with myall “wild, uncivilized,” from Dharuk miyal “stranger, Aboriginal person from another tribe”

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myall

/ (ˈmaɪəl) /


noun
  1. any of several Australian acacias, esp Acacia pendula, having hard scented wood used for fences

  2. a native Australian living independently of society

Origin of myall

1
C19: from a native Australian name

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