wattle : Idioms & Phrases

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black wattle

  • noun Australian tree that yields tanning materials
    Acacia auriculiformis.
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golden wattle

  • noun shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
    Acacia pycnantha.
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Savanna wattle

  • (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of the genus Citharexylum.
Webster 1913

scented wattle

  • noun tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
    mimosa bush; flame tree; Acacia farnesiana; scented wattle; huisache; sweet acacia; cassie.
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silver wattle

  • noun evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
    mimosa; Acacia dealbata.
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stinking wattle

  • noun scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
    Acacia cambegei; gidgee.
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sweet wattle

  • noun tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
    mimosa bush; flame tree; Acacia farnesiana; scented wattle; huisache; sweet acacia; cassie.
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wattle and daub

  • noun building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay
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Wattle turkey

  • . (Zoöl.) Same as Brush turkey.
Webster 1913