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noun,
plural
mul·gas,
mul·ga.
1.
an Australian shrub or small tree,
Acacia aneura,
forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
2.
an
object
, as an Aboriginal shield or club, made from the wood of this tree.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
Yuwaalaraay
(Australian Aboriginal language spoken near Lightning Ridge, N New South Wales)
malga
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mulga
(ˈmʌlɡə)
—
n
1.
any of various Australian acacia shrubs, esp
Acacia aneura,
which grows in the central desert regions and has leaflike leafstalks
2.
scrub comprised of a dense growth of acacia
3.
the outback; bush
[from a native Australian language]
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