ˈməlgə noun
( plural mulgas or mulga )
Etymology: native name in Australia
1.
a. : a widely distributed irregular and often shrubby Australian acacia ( Acacia aneura ) that has usually linear grayish green phyllodes, yields a very hard tough heavy wood, and is an important forage plant in much of the drier part of Australia
b. : any of several other Australian acacias that resemble mulga ; broadly : any Australian tree of scrubby growth and notably hard wood
2. : the wood of a mulga
3. or mulga scrub or mulga country : arid land of Australia on which the mulga ( Acacia aneura ) is the dominant form of vegetation