sallee

See also: Sallee

English

Alternative forms

• sally

Etymology

Transferative use of sally, dialectal variant of sallow (“willow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæliː/

Noun

sallee (plural sallees)

1. (Australia) Any of various wattles (trees).
2. (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.

Derived terms

• black sallee (Eucalyptus stellulata)
• Buffalo sallee (Eucalyptus mitchelliana)
• sallee wattle
• white sallee (Eucalyptus moorei or Eucalyptus pauciflora)

Anagrams

• allees, allées