mallee

noun

1. any of various dwarf Australian eucalyptuses, as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa, that sometimes form large tracts of brushwood.
2. the brushwood itself.

noun

1. any of several low shrubby eucalyptus trees that flourish in desert regions of Australia
2. the mallee Australian informal another name for the bush 1 (def. 4)
3. See mallee root