mulga

noun5

1. •
   (Australia) Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
2. •
   (Australia) Any region where mulga is the predominant vegetation.
3. •
   [in compounds] (Australia, informal) The outback.

   • I'd forgotten for a moment you are not all mulga-bred […] — 1901
4. •
   Ellipsis of mulga wire (“a message or story transmitted through an informal gossip network, especially one containing false information”).
5. •
   Something made from the wood of a mulga tree.