English noun: wattle |
1. | wattle (body) 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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| Synonyms | lappet |
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| Broader (hypernym) | caruncle, caruncula |
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2. | wattle (artifact) framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence |
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| Broader (hypernym) | framework |
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3. | wattle (plant) any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acacia |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia cambegei, Acacia dealbata, Acacia pycnantha, black wattle, gidgee, golden wattle, mimosa, silver wattle, stinking wattle |
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