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mulga

/muhl-guh/US // ˈmʌl gə //UK // (ˈmʌlɡə) //

木尔加,姆尔加,木尔盖,木耳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mul·gas, mul·ga.

    • : an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
    • : an object, as an Aboriginal shield or club, made from the wood of this tree.

Examples

  • "I'd been away from home for eight years," said Mitchell to his mate, as they dropped their swags in the mulga shade and sat down.

  • The country looks as though a great ash-heap had been spread out there, and mulga scrub and firewood planted—and neglected.

  • Mulga scrub all round, and, in between, patches of reddish sand where the grass ought to be.

  • The two travellers had yarned late in their camp, and the moon was getting low down through the mulga.

  • Most that I have seen were made of mulga (acacia) hardened by fire.