Wattle
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Not to be confused with Waddle.
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Wattle or wattles may refer to:
- Plants
- Acacia, genus of plants and shrubs commonly known as Wattle, especially in Australia and South Africa
- Black wattle, common name for several species of acacia
- Callicoma, also known as Black Wattle, although unrelated to the acacia species
- Golden wattle, Acacia pycantha, species of acacia which embodies the Australian country
- Sunshine wattle, Acacia terminalis, species of acacia which grows in southeastern Australia
- Animals
- Wattle (anatomy), fleshy growth hanging from the head or neck of certain animals.
- Wattle bagworm, caterpillar native to Southern Africa
- Wattlebird, member of the Honeyeater family, native to Australia
- Wattle-eye, family of small insect-eating birds native to Africa
- Other
- Wattle (dermatology), another term for congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck
- Wattle (construction), woven strips of wood forming panels used for fencing or for walling
- Wattle (construction), long flexible netted tube of straw or excelsior fiber used for sediment control on hillside and ditches
- Wattle-and-daub, a building technique using woven wooden supports packed with clay or mud
- Croatian wattle, decorative pattern found in medieval Croatian art
- Wattle Day, Australian celebration of the first day of spring
- Steam tug Wattle, vessel formerly in commercial service in Victoria Harbour, Melbourne, Australia