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wattle
n. The name is given to very many ofthe various species of Acacia (q.v.), of which thereare about 3...
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hickory-wattle
n. a Queensland name for Acacia aulacocarpa, Cunn., N.O. Leguminosae;called Hickory about Brisbane....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-bark
n. the bark of the wattle;much used in tanning, and forms a staple export. 1875. `Spectator' (Melbo...
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wattle-bird
n. an Australian bird, so calledfrom the wattles or fleshy appendages hanging to his ear. Inthe Yel...
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wattle-gold
n. poetic name for the blossomof the Wattle. 1870. A. L. Gordon, `Bush Ballads, Dedn., p. 9: «In ...
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wattle-gum
n. the gum exudingfrom the Wattles. 1862. W. Archer, `Products of Tasmania,' p. 41: «Wattle-Gum, ...
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden-eye
n. the bird Certhialunulatu, Shaw; now called Melithreptus lunulatus,Shaw, and classed as White-nap...
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golden-perch
n. a fresh-water fish ofAustralia, Ctenolates ambiguus, Richards., family Percidae, and C. christyi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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rosemary, golden
n. name given in Tasmaniato the plant Oxylobium ellipticum, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wattle-and-dab
a rough mode of architecture, verycommon in Australia at an early date. The phrase and itsmeaning ar...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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golden bell-frog
n. name applied to a largegold and green frog, Hyla aurea, Less., which, unlikethe great majority o...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris