We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Find out more

Subscriber login

Library card login

Other

X Close menu

Dictionary Language resources

myall

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌɪəl/

Definition of myall

noun

1an Australian acacia tree with silvery foliage sometimes used as fodder.
- Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular A. pendula, which has violet-scented timber

2Australian an Australian Aboriginal living in a traditional way.

Origin:

mid 19th century (in myall (sense 1)): sense 2 from Dharuk myal, miyal 'person from another tribe'; sense 1 is perhaps an unexplained transferred use of sense 2