wilga

British  

/ ˈwɪlɡə /

noun

1. a small drought-resistant tree, Geijera parviflora, of Australia, having hard aromatic wood, white flowers, and foliage that resembles that of the willow

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Etymology

Origin of wilga

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

There was no sight or sound of a living thing in the wan, misty moonlight of the dawn, except the white-tail which was still crying from a wilga near Charley's hut.

From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah

Presently I entered on the narrow pine-ridge; and now, carrying a line of fence on my right shoulder, I followed the pleasant track, winding through pine, wilga, needle-bush, quondong, and so forth.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

"Under the big wilga, just beyond that hop-bush," said I, in an indifferent tone.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

However, all this must be taken as referring back to my own apparently insignificant decision not to disturb the masterly inactivity of that sundowner under the wilga.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph