myall
Americannoun
noun
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any of several Australian acacias, esp Acacia pendula, having hard scented wood used for fences
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a native Australian living independently of society
Etymology
Origin of myall
First recorded in 1835–45; apparently to be identified with myall “wild, uncivilized,” from Dharuk miyal “stranger, Aboriginal person from another tribe”
Example Sentences
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She fell in love with a particular twisted and wind-bent Western myall tree on Australia’s Nullarbor Plain.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
Almost half the way to Tower-hill was wooded with myall and western-wood acacia.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
It is covered with the best grasses, the highest portions thinly wooded with small trees, amongst which I observed white-wood, myall, and Port Curtis sandalwood.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
The land we saw today was on the whole well grassed; the flattest portions of it are wooded with myall, Port Curtis sandalwood, and western-wood acacia.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
A number of creeks run to the eastward from this range; they become gum creeks further down, but in and close to the range they have myall bushes, and other shrubs.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by Stuart, John McDouall
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