myall

1 of 3

adjective

my·​all

ˈmīˌȯl

Australia

: wild, uncivilized

myall

2 of 3

noun (1)

"

plural -s

often attributive

: an Australian aborigine

myall

3 of 3

noun (2)

"

plural -s

1

: any of various Australian acacias with hard fragrant wood: such as

a

: weeping myall

b

: yarran sense 2

c

: bastard myall

2

or less commonly myall wood : the hard heavy fine-grained wood of a myall that is used especially for carving and small articles of fine woodworking

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

native name in Australia

Noun (2)

native name in Australia

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