sallee

/ ˈsælɪ /

noun

1. Also calledsnow gum a SE Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus pauciflora, with a pale grey bark
2. any of various acacia trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of sallee¹

probably of native origin

Example Sentences

“Maybe in the late eighties or early nineties something like that could have happened,” Sallee said.

From The Daily Beast

Detective Brian Sallee lifted a pair of binoculars and scanned a parking lot a quarter mile down the road.

From The Daily Beast

The Giants never regard Sallee as a left-hander with men on the bases.

From Project Gutenberg

That slam in the slats which Sallee handed him supplied the confidence.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes they scoured the Mediterranean, and protected French merchant-ships against the Sallee rovers.

From Project Gutenberg

The poem upon Sallee has forcible sentiments; but the conclusion is feeble.

From Project Gutenberg

The Sallee rover, who threatened to bastinado a Christian captive to death unless a ransom was forthcoming, was an odious ruffian.

From Project Gutenberg