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WATTLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wattle" is a kind of...):
frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)
Derivation:
wattle (interlace to form wattle)
wattle (build of or with wattle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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; wattle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wattle" is a kind 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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wattle" is a kind of...):
acacia (any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wattle"):
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Interlace to form wattle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "wattle" is one way to...):
enlace; entwine; interlace; intertwine; lace; twine (spin, wind, or twist together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Build of or with wattle
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "wattle" is one way to...):
build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)
Domain category:
building; construction (the act of constructing something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)
