pleach vs wattle

pleach

noun
  • A notch cut into a branch so that it can be bent when pleaching is carried out. 

  • An act or result of interweaving; specifically, (horticulture) a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc. 

  • A branch of a shrub, tree, etc., used for pleaching; a pleacher. 

verb
  • To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash. 

wattle

noun
  • A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. 

  • A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. 

  • A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat. 

  • Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person. 

  • A barbel of a fish. 

  • This plant seen as the national emblem of Australia. 

  • Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning. 

  • A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards. 

verb
  • To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles. 

  • To bind with wattles or twigs. 

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