boobyalla
noun
boo·by·al·la
ˌbübēˈalə
variants or boobialla
plural -s
1
: an Australian wattle (Acacia longifolia)
called also native willow
2
: any of several Australian trees of the genus Myoporum having alternate leaves and flowers in clusters (especially M. acuminatum)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from bubiala in a language of the Southeastern Tasmanian family
Note: Cf. R.M.W. Dixon et al., Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 108.