Wattle

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Wattle or wattles may refer to:

Plants[edit]

  • Acacia sensu lato, polyphyletic genus of plants commonly known as wattle, especially in Australia and South Africa
    • Acacia, large genus of shrubs and trees, native to Australasia
    • Black wattle, common name for several species of acacia
    • Golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha, species of acacia which is the official floral emblem of Australia
    • Sunshine wattle, Acacia terminalis, species of acacia which grows in southeastern Australia
  • Callicoma, also known as black wattle, although unrelated to the acacia species

Other uses[edit]

  • Steam Tug Wattle, vessel formerly in commercial service in Victoria Harbour, Melbourne, Australia
  • Wallace Wattles (1860–1911), American New Thought writer, author
  • Wattle (anatomy), fleshy growth hanging from the head or neck of certain animals.
  • Wattle (construction), woven strips of wood forming panels used for fencing or for walling
    • Wattle and daub, a building technique using woven wooden supports packed with clay or mud
  • Wattle (dermatology), another term for congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck
  • Wattle, official name assigned to the star WASP-19

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