Mallee

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mallee \mal"lee\, n. [Native name.]
     1. (Bot.) A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin
        stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common
        species are {Eucalyptus dumosa} and {Eucalyptus Gracilis}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mallee
       n : any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts