wilga

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

n.


a tree. Called also Dogwoodand Willow, Geijera parviflora, Lindl., N.O. Rutaceae. Adopted by the colonists from theaboriginal name.

1891. Rolf Boldrewood, `A Sydney-side Saxon,' p. 123:

«We rode out through a wilga scrub.»

(p. 230): «She'd like to be buried there – – under a spreadingwilga tree.»