mulga
Meaning
- A hardy wattle (Acacia aneura) that forms dense scrub across arid inland Australia.
- 'The mulga': remote back country.
Example
The track wound for miles through dry mulga scrub.
Origin
From an Aboriginal language.
Nearby words
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