mulga

[ muhl-guh ]

noun

, plural mul·gas, mul·ga.

1. an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
2. an object, as an Aboriginal shield or club, made from the wood of this tree.

mulga

/ ˈmʌlɡə /

noun

1. any of various Australian acacia shrubs, esp Acacia aneura, which grows in the central desert regions and has leaflike leafstalks
2. scrub comprised of a dense growth of acacia
3. the outback; bush

Word History and Origins

Origin of mulga¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Yuwaalaraay (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken near Lightning Ridge, northern New South Wales) malga

Word History and Origins

Origin of mulga¹

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

"I'd been away from home for eight years," said Mitchell to his mate, as they dropped their swags in the mulga shade and sat down.

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The country looks as though a great ash-heap had been spread out there, and mulga scrub and firewood planted—and neglected.

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Mulga scrub all round, and, in between, patches of reddish sand where the grass ought to be.

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The two travellers had yarned late in their camp, and the moon was getting low down through the mulga.

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Most that I have seen were made of mulga (acacia) hardened by fire.

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