Eucalyptus dumosa n 1: small shrubby mallee [syn: {white mallee}, {congoo mallee}, {Eucalyptus dumosa}]
mallee \mal"lee\, n. [Native name.] 1. (Bot.) A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common species are {Eucalyptus dumosa} and {Eucalyptus Gracilis}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]