Meaning of "boobialla" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOOBIALLA

From a native Australian language.

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOBIALLA

ˌbuːbɪˈælə

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOBIALLA

Boobialla is a noun.

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WHAT DOES BOOBIALLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myoporum insulare

Myoporum insulare is a shrub or small tree which occurs on dunes and coastal cliffs in Australia. Common names include Common Boobialla, Boobialla, Native Juniper and, in Western Australia, Blueberry Tree. It has thick, smooth green leaves which are 3 to 9 cm long and 7 to 22 mm in width with edges that are either untoothed or toothed toward the apex. White flowers with purple spots appear in the leaf axils in clusters of 3 to 8 and are 6 to 8 mm in diameter. Peak flowering times are July to February in Western Australia and October to December in south-eastern Australia. The smooth, rounded fruits are purple to black and 4.5 to 9 mm in diameter. The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810.

Definition of boobialla in the English dictionary

The definition of boobialla in the dictionary is any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Myoporum, esp M. insulare.

TRANSLATION OF BOOBIALLA

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOBIALLA»

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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, ...

English: waterbush, Australian blueberry tree Australia: boobialla, western boobialla, northern boobialla, puturryu, mee mee, nymoo, pulkaru, tjurrkajurrka, walkapa, native myrtle, native daphne, waterbush, strychnine bush, dogwood, water ...

Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999

Medicinal Plants in Australia Volume 4: An Antipodean Apothecary

(Upper image courtesy Melburnian; lower image courtesy Raffi Kojian, Gardenology.org) Boobialla Bush Tucker In more recent times the Australian Myoporaceae have become increasingly popular for horticultural they produce extremely ...

Cheryll Williams, 2013

Plants of Western New South Wales

western bOObldlld WESTERN BOOBIALLA M yoporum montanum R.Br. Myoporaceae Water bush, boobialla, bush boobialla, boomeralla, native daphne, native myrtle, mee-mee, nymoo. Erect bushy shrub, l-3 m high. Leaves alternate ...

JH Leigh, 2011

Butterflies: Identification and life history

Attendant ants: The larvae and pupae are not attended by ants. Larval food plant: Prostrate Boobialla, Myoporum parvifolium. Biology: Adults fly close to the ground and near their food plant, landing frequently to bask in the sun with their wings ...

Ross Field, 2013

Aboriginal Plant Collectors: Botanists and Australian ...

... broad-leaved (Corymbia foelscheana) 110 blueberry tree or boobialla or native juniper (Myoporum insulare) 51, 51 boab or bottle-tree (Adansonia gregorii) 30, 105, 117 boobialla or coastal wattle (Acacia longifolia subspecies sophorae) 51 ...

Philip A. Clarke, 2008

The Native Plants of Adelaide: Returning the Vanishing ...

Fruit M. platycarpum and M. parvifolium (the prostrate Creeping Boobialla) have brown papery capsules. The other shrubby species all develop fleshy berries, ripening either to white or a reddish colour. Distribution M. acuminatum (Native ...

Phil Bagust, Lynda Tout-Smith, 2010

Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 2: Daisies, Heaths, ...

MU DWORT, BOOBIALLA Limosella L. diminutive of limosus I muddy referring to the habitat and size of plants in this genus Small, annual or perennial herbs with rhizomes or runners and growing in mud or shallow water. Leaves are basal ...

Enid Mayfield, 2013

Eyewitness Companions: Trees

331. Boobialla. HEIGHT 6425 ft (243 m) TYPE Evergreen OCCURRENCE Australia (New South Wales, Queensland) A species that grows on sandy soil and rocky sites, this broad—crowned tree can be used for hedging and street planting, ...

Carol Usher, John White, Colin Ridsdale, 2005

Flora of the South West: Dicotyledons

Boobialla. 682. Book Triggerplant 903 Bookleaf 742 Boomerang Triggerplant 912 Borage 534 Boraginaceae 534 Borago officinalis 534 Boronia 868. alata. 874. anceps 868 capitata 869, 870, 871 subsp. gracilis 870 crenulata 870 subsp.

Judith Roderick Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, Margaret Lewington, 2002

Myoporum Acuminatum

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Kn Tr Benoit, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOBIALLA»

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Australia's Bush Is Coming to Your Cocktail

But what if the line up included pepperberry, akudjura, wattleseed and boobialla? Most of us wouldn't have even heard of these, let alone ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Sep 14»

Spring weather lures Canberra gardeners

The 'Centenary Carpet', a variation of the Creeping Boobialla (Myoporum parvifolium), is a hardy and fast-growing evergreen ground cover, ... «The Canberra Times, Sep 14»

Five of kind: Australian gins

... the addition of an island berry, boobialla or native juniper, gives it a distinctive Australian flavour. It's also additive-free and preservative-free. «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»

Handmade, Aussie gin leading the way in spirit's comeback

Kangaroo Island Spirits is increasingly acclaimed for its small batch, hand-made gin featuring local botanicals such as Boobialla with its berry ... «SBS, Jul 14»