[ 'mʌɪəl ]
■ noun
1》 an Australian acacia tree with silvery foliage sometimes used as fodder. [ Acacia pendula and other species.]
2》 Austral. an Australian Aboriginal living in a traditional way.
Origin
C19: sense 2 from Dharuk mayal, miyal 'person from another tribe'; sense 1 is perh. an unexplained transferred use of sense 2.