WATTLE


Meaning of WATTLE in English

~ 1 [ 'wɒt(ə)l ]

■ noun

1》 a material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches.

2》 an Australian acacia with long pliant branches and cream, yellow, or golden flowers. [ Acacia pycnatha ( golden ~ , Australia's national emblem) and related species.]

■ verb make, enclose, or fill up with ~.

Origin

OE watul , of unknown origin.

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~ 2 [ 'wɒt(ə)l ]

■ noun a coloured fleshy lobe hanging from the head or neck of the turkey and some other birds.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

C16: of unknown origin.

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