mulga

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlgə/

noun

  • (also mulga tree or bush) a small Australian acacia tree or shrub with greyish foliage, which forms dense scrubby growth and yields brown and yellow timber.
    • Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae; several species, especially Acacia aneura
  • [mass noun] an area of scrub or bush dominated by mulgas.
  • (the mulga) Australian informal the outback.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Kamilaroi, Yuwaalaraay, and other Aboriginal languages of New South Wales and South Australia