mulga
/ˈmʌlgə/noun
(亦作mulga tree 或bush)
1- a small Australian acacia tree or shrub with greyish foliage, which forms dense scrubby growth and yields brown and yellow timber无脉相思树。
1.1
- Acacia aneura, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Acacia aneura,豆科。
1.2
- mass noun an area of scrub or bush dominated by this plant无脉相思树丛生地带。
1.3
the mulga
Austral. informal the outback〈澳, 非正式〉偏僻地区; 内地; 未开发地区。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales).