brigalow

British  

/ ˈbrɪɡələʊ /

noun

1. 1. any of various acacia trees

   2. ( as modifier )

      brigalow country

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Etymology

Origin of brigalow

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

These ridges consisted of red gravel; the scrub contained callitris, casuarina, silver-leaved iron-bark, malga and brigalow, the two latter growing so thickly as to compel me to turn eastward to avoid them.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

I had never seen grass, amongst brigalow, when in a healthy state.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

Through the brigalow and mulga scrubs, dense and forbidding, over mountain ranges, stony and steep, across flooded rivers, and over or around all obstacles, the pioneers still moved on and took up and occupied runs.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward

An uncommon drought had not only dried up the waters of this river, but killed much of the brigalow scrub so effectually, that the dead trunks alone remained on vast tracts, thus becoming open downs.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

The channel of the river was still divided here, amongst brigalow bushes.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas