silver wattle

noun

Any of various shrubs of the genus Acacia having silvery foliage, especially Acacia dealbata of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

Similar
mimosaAcacia dealbata
First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounsilver wattle (plural silver wattles)

plural silver wattles

  1. AustraliaAny of various shrubs of the genus Acacia having silvery foliage, especially Acacia dealbata of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.First known use 19th c.

    Dogs were heard howling and there was a rustle in the silver wattle.

    2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 160

Synonyms & antonyms

nounevergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers

Similar
mimosaAcacia dealbata
Broader
wattle
Also see
mimosa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish hopea-akaasia, mimoosa
  • hopea-akaasiashrub
  • mimoosashrub
Italian mimosa
  • mimosashrub
Turkish gaziye, gümüşi akasya
  • gaziyeshrub
  • gümüşi akasyashrub
  • mimoza ağacıshrub
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“silver wattle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20wattle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver wattle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20wattle.

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