['m?lg?]
¦ noun
1. a small Australian acacia tree or shrub with greyish foliage, which forms dense scrubby growth and is also grown for its wood. [Acacia aneura and other species.]
2. an area of scrub or bush dominated by mulgas.
3. (the mulga) Austral. informal the outback.
Origin
C19: from Kamilaroi, Yuwaalaraay, and other Aborig. languages of New South Wales and South Australia.