golden wattle

noun

1. a broad-leaved, Australian acacia, Acacia pycnantha, of the legume family, having short clusters of yellow flowers and yielding tanbark and a useful gum.
2. any similar acacia, especially A. longifolia, of Australia and Tasmania.

golden wattle

noun

1. an Australian yellow-flowered leguminous plant, Acacia pycnantha, that yields a useful gum and bark
2. any of several similar and related plants, esp Acacia longifolia of Australia

Example Sentences

Both sides of it were lined with thick bushes of golden wattle that shut out all view on either hand.

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Mimosa is the bark of the Australian golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha), and contains from 36 % to 50 % of tannin.

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The time was early December, and the golden wattle in full bloom.

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