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wattle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: wattle

1
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
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nv
framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
build of or with wattle
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: wattle
1

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

Synonyms:
lappet
Type of:
caruncle, caruncula
an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
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n framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

Type of:
framework
a structure supporting or containing something

n any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle

Types:
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Acacia auriculiformis, black wattle
Australian tree that yields tanning materials
Acacia cambegei, gidgee, stinking wattle
scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
Acacia dealbata, mimosa, silver wattle
evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
Acacia pycnantha, golden wattle
shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Type of:
acacia
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

v build of or with wattle

Type of:
build, construct, make
make by combining materials and parts

v interlace to form wattle

Type of:
enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine
spin,wind, or twist together
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