mallee (English, noun)
expansion: mallee (plural mallees)
Senses:
glosses: A type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of certain parts of Australia.
tags: Australia
glosses: Any semi-desert region of Australia where such scrub is the predominant vegetation.
tags: Australia
glosses: Any of several low-growing eucalypts characteristic of such scrubland, especially Eucalyptus dumosa, Eucalyptus oleosa, and Eucalyptus socialis.
tags: Australia
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber, shared by species of related genera.
tags: Australia
Forms:
form: mallees
tags: plural