Mallee Definition

mălē
noun
Any of several shrubby species of Australian eucalyptus (as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa)
Webster's New World
In Australia, dense thicket formed by such plants.
Webster's New World

(botany) The growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber, shared by species of related genera.

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Other Word Forms of Mallee

Noun

Singular:
mallee
Plural:
mallees

Origin of Mallee

  • Probably Wemba-wemba (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) mali

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Woiwurrung mali.

    From Wiktionary

Mallee Sentence Examples

  • The mallee is a species of eucalyptus growing 12 to 14 ft.

  • The mallee scrub appears like a forest of dried osier, growing so close that it is not always easy to ride through it.

  • Nothing could add to the sterility and the monotony of these mallee scrubs.

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