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mallee

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mal⋅lee

  [mal-ee]
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–noun
1. any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
2. the brushwood itself.
Origin:
1840–50; < Wergaia (Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Wimmera area, Victoria) mali
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mal·lee   (māl'ē)   
n.  

  1. Any of several west Australian evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Eucalyptus.

  2. A thicket or growth of these plants.


[Wemba-wemba (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) mali.]
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mallee

a scrubland vegetation found in southern Australia. It is composed primarily of woody shrubs and trees of the genus Eucalyptus. These evergreen plants have leathery, thick leaves that prevent water loss during the hot dry season. Most scrubland growth occurs during the rainy season.

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