wilga

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wilga¹

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

“Haiti has neither a mother nor a father,” Haitian Jean Brune Wilga said near the remains of the National Palace, the president’s former residence.

From Reuters

Wilga C. Lothes served as a member of the United States Air Force from May 30, 1990, through her retirement as a major on Dec. 1, 2015.

From Washington Times

She is the daughter of John Lothes and the former Wilga Betty Pirner of Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany, of Elkins.

From Washington Times

But the travelling sheep and the Wilga sheep were boxed on the Old Man Plain.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg