sallee
See also: Sallee
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Transferative use of sally, dialectal variant of sallow (“willow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sallee (plural sallees)
- (Australia) Any of various wattles (acacia trees).
- (Australia, used in combination) Any of various eucalypts.
- 2006, D. J. Boland, M. I. H. Brooker, G. M. Chippendale, N. Hall, B. P. M. Hyland, R.D. Johnston, D. A. Kleinig, M. W. McDonald, J. D. Turner, Forest Trees of Australia, CSIRO, page 556,
- Black sallee is most common adjacent to creeks and flats in mountainous, tableland country.
- 2009, Andrew Bain, Ethan Gelber, Cycling Australia, page 136:
- In colder regions, mountain gums and white sallees – the beautiful twisted snow gums – occur.
- 2006, D. J. Boland, M. I. H. Brooker, G. M. Chippendale, N. Hall, B. P. M. Hyland, R.D. Johnston, D. A. Kleinig, M. W. McDonald, J. D. Turner, Forest Trees of Australia, CSIRO, page 556,
Derived terms
[edit]- black sallee (Eucalyptus stellulata)
- Buffalo sallee (Eucalyptus mitchelliana)
- sallee wattle
- white sallee (Eucalyptus moorei or Eucalyptus pauciflora)