sallee wattle

noun

Any of various Australian acacias, especially Acacia longifolia of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

First used 19th c.
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nounsallee wattle (plural sallee wattles)

plural sallee wattles · alternative sally wattle

  1. AustraliaAny of various Australian acacias, especially Acacia longifolia of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.First known use 19th c.

    The gate was five-barred, put together from crooked tree limbs, grey corkwood and sally wattle, iron coachbolts drilled through at the joints […].

    2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 127
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