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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


Synonymslappet


Broader (hypernym)caruncle, caruncula

2. wattle (artifact) framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence


Broader (hypernym)framework

3. wattle (plant) any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle


Broader (hypernym)acacia


Narrower (hyponym)Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia cambegei, Acacia dealbata, Acacia pycnantha, black wattle, gidgee, golden wattle, mimosa, silver wattle, stinking wattle


English verb: wattle

1. wattle (creation) build of or with wattle


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)build, construct, make


Domain categorybuilding, construction

2. wattle (contact) interlace to form wattle


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine









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