Word origins

• boraAn initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales.
• mulgaAny of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
• murriA medieval Arab condiment made from fermented barley.
• boreeAny of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens.
• coolamonA vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc.
• brolgaA large grey crane (Antigone rubicunda, syn. Grus rubicunda), of northern and eastern Australia.
• brigalowAny of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.