释义 |
mul·ga \ˈməlgə\ noun (plural mulgas or mulga) Etymology: native name in Australia 1. a. : a widely distributed irregular and often shrubby Australian acacia (Acacia aneura) that has usually linear grayish green phyllodes, yields a very hard tough heavy wood, and is an important forage plant in much of the drier part of Australia b. : any of several other Australian acacias that resemble mulga; broadly : any Australian tree of scrubby growth and notably hard wood 2. : the wood of a mulga 3. or mulga scrub or mulga country : arid land of Australia on which the mulga (Acacia aneura) is the dominant form of vegetation |