wattle
noun/ˈwɒtl/
/ˈwɑːtl/
- [uncountable] sticks woven together as a material for making fences, walls, etc.
- walls made of wattle and daub
- [countable] a piece of red skin that hangs down from the throat of a bird such as a turkeyTopics Birdsc2
- [countable, uncountable] (especially Australian English) a name for various types of acacia tree
Word Originsense 1 Old English watul, of unknown origin.sense 2 early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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