Word origins

• malleeA type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of certain parts of Australia.
• yabbyAny of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia.
• cumbungiAny of several Australian perennial herbs of the genus Typha, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis.
• lerpA sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.