cattle-bush

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


a tree, Atalayahemiglauca, F. v. M., N.O. Sapindacea.It is found in South Australia, New South Wales,and Queensland, and is sometimes called Whitewood.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 117:

«Cattle-bush . . . The leaves of this tree are eaten by stock,the tree being frequently felled for their use during seasonsof drought.»

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