wattle
/ˈwɑtəl/
noun
- A framework of sticks or twigs woven together, used for building fences, walls, or roofs.
- Farmers used wattle fences to keep animals in the field.
- The old house had walls made of wattle and daub.
- They built a wattle screen to block the wind from the garden.
- A fleshy piece of skin that hangs from the neck or head of some birds or animals, such as a turkey or rooster.
- The bird's wattle helps it regulate its body temperature.
- The turkey's wattle turned bright red when it was excited.
- Roosters have a red comb on their head and a wattle under their beak.
- Any of various Australian trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia, often with yellow flowers.
- They planted a wattle in the backyard for its bright flowers and shade.
- Wattle trees bloom in spring, covering the hillsides in yellow.
- The golden wattle is Australia's national floral emblem.
verb
- To build or construct using woven sticks or twigs.
- They wattled the fence with flexible willow stems.
- He learned to wattle walls from his grandfather, who was a traditional builder.
- The villagers wattled branches together to make a shelter.