wattle

Example Sentences

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The logo depicted a red tulip and a golden wattle - the national flowers of Australia and Afghanistan - entwined around a cricket ball.

From BBC

In comparison, carbon-capture plantations are usually monocultures and are dominated globally by just five tree species -- teak, mahogany, cedar, silk oak, and black wattle -- that are grown for timber, pulp, or agroforestry.

From Science Daily

The victims: Banksias, wattles, gum trees, and more.

From New York Times

Titled “Immersion,” Clarke’s artwork is made of plywood paths set against straw wattles, with the coiled straw nodding to Cahuilla basket weaving traditions.

From New York Times

The seasonal link between, say, a wattle flowering and the arrival of fish species is breaking down.

From Salon