Meaning of MALLEE
| Pronunciation: | | 'malee
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts |
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| | See Also: | | black gum, black mallee, black sally, congoo mallee, eucalypt, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus dumosa, eucalyptus tree, Eucalytus stellulata, white mallee | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mal"lee\, n. [Native name.]
1. (Bot.) A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin
stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common
species are {Eucalyptus dumosa} and {E. Gracilis}.
2. Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia]
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A growth habit in which several woody stems arise separately from a lignotuber; a plant having the above growth habit. |
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