Look up: wattle

1. Wattle
   [anatomy] A wattle is a fleshy dewlap or caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds, goats and other animals. In some birds the caruncle is erectile tissue. The wattle is frequently an organ of sexual dimorphism. In some cases within the bird world the...
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2. Wattle
   (Acacia) This group consists of about 1,000 species that are found in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in Australia and Africa. These evergreens should not be confused with the trees and shrubs commonly known as acacia, which belong to the group Robinia. These tender evergreens are t...
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3. Wattle
   A mat of woven (willow) sticks and weeds; used in wall and dike construction.
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4. wattle
   [n] - a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards 2. [n] - framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence 3. [v] - build of or with wattle 4. [v] - interlace to form wattle
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5. Wattle
   Thin rods of wood used to weave fences and house walls.
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6. wattle
   bundle of brushwood or plant stems 2)a type of construction consisting of flexible saplings or branches woven in and out of a row of poles; similar to hurdle work Category: Building industry
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7. Wattle
   Wat'tle noun [ Anglo-Saxon watel , watul , watol , hurdle, covering, wattle; confer Middle English watel a bag. Confer Wallet .] 1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods. « And there...
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8. Wattle
   Wat'tle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wattled ; present participle & verbal noun Wattling .] 1. To bind with twigs. 2. To twist or interweave, one with ano...
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9. Wattle
   Wat'tle noun 1. Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used for walls, fences, and the like. 'The pailsade of wattle .' Frances Macnab. 2. (Botany) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia ;...
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10. wattle
    1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods. 'And there he built with wattles from the marsh A little lonely church in days of yore.' (Tennyson) ... 2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. ... 3. <zoology> A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly coloured, proces...
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11. wattle
    lappet noun a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
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12. wattle
    noun framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
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13. Wattle
    • (n.) Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used for walls, fences, and the like. • (n.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus Acacia; -- so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the split stems of the slender ...
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14. wattle
    wattle, in botany: see acacia.
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15. wattle
    Any of certain species of acacia in Australia, where their fluffy golden flowers are the national emblem. The leathery leaves are adapted to drought conditions and avoid loss of water through transpiration by turning their edges to the direct rays of the sun. Wattles are used for tanning leather and in fencing
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