yarran

British

/ ˈjærən /

noun

a small hardy tree, Acacia homalophylla, of inland Australia: useful as fodder and for firewood

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Etymology

Origin of yarran

from a native Australian language

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I don't believe there was a stick of it within miles; but there was a clump of yarran where it should have been.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

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