/meuh hal"euh/
a prostrate evergreen shrub, Ceanothus prostratus, of the buckthorn family, native to the Pacific coast of the U.S., having wedge-shaped, spiny-edged leaves and blue flowers.
[ 1905-10, Amer.; mahala Indian woman mok h e·lo (Chawchila dial.) woman, moxelo (Yawelmani dial.) old woman ]