Reference meaning
wattle
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a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
Related source terms
lappet
Other meanings
2. noun
framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
3. noun
any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle
4. verb
build of or with wattle
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