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Definition of Mallee
1. Noun. Any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts.
Specialized synonyms: Congoo Mallee, Eucalyptus Dumosa, White Mallee, Black Gum, Black Mallee, Black Sally, Eucalytus Stellulata
Definition of Mallee
1. n. 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.
Definition of Mallee
1. Noun. Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees ¹
2. Noun. A thicket of these trees ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mallee
1. an evergreen tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mallee
1. A growth habit in which several woody stems arise separately from a lignotuber, a plant having the above growth habit. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mallee
Literary usage of Mallee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"A special mallee Board, consisting of Mr. Hayes, head of the mallee branch of the
... 5: " In the mallee country there is abundance of work, cutting down ..."
2. Outback in Australia: Or, Three Australian Overlanders; Being an Account of by Kilroy Harris (1913)
"... CHAPTER XXVII THE CONQUEST OF THE VICTORIAN mallee THE north-west corner of
Victoria—a country that is bounded on the south by an irregular line drawn ..."
3. Five Years Under the Southern Cross: Experiences and Impressions by Frederic Chambers Spurr (1915)
"The mallee is an immense territory embracing about one-quarter of the State of
Victoria—that is to say, twelve millions of acres. Until recent years it was ..."
4. The Government of Victoria (Australia) by Edward Jenks (1891)
"And such allotments may be leased to any applicant for a term similarly limited
as in the case of mallee blocks, provided that no person shall hold more ..."
5. Statistics by New South Wales Bureau of Statistics and Economics, New South Wales Bureau of Statistics, Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University Dept. of Institutional Research and Statistics (1904)
"The territory known generally as the " mallee " is situated in the north-western
... The mallee land bordering on the plain country is mostly of n light ..."
6. The Wanderings of a Spiritualist by Arthur Conan Doyle (1921)
"—The mallee fowl.—Sussex in Australia.—Farewell to Adelaide. I WAS welcomed to
Australia by a hospitable letter from the Premier, Mr. Hughes, who assured me ..."
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