Standard Lemma guide

mallee

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæli/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːli/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑli/
  • General-American: /ˈmæ-/
  • rhymes with -ɑːli
  • rhymes with -æli

1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A region of Victoria, Australia.

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name

Meaning 3

An electoral division in Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 4

A type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of certain parts of Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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noun

Meaning 5

Any semi-desert region of Australia where such scrub is the predominant vegetation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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Meaning 6

Any of several low-growing eucalypts characteristic of such scrubland, especially Eucalyptus dumosa, Eucalyptus oleosa, and Eucalyptus socialis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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noun

Meaning 7

The growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber, shared by species of related genera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 8

Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, South-Asia, alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 9

any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus tree

Narrower terms: white mallee, congoo mallee, Eucalyptus dumosa, black mallee, black sally, black gum, Eucalytus stellulata

History

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Wemba-Wemba mali; compare Woiwurrung mali.

See mali.