boobialla

Etymology
Said to be from a southeastern Tasmanian language term.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of various plants of coastal or sandy regions, especially a small tree  (subsp. sophorae), and various flowering plants in the genus  in the figwort family.
 * 2) * 2004,, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 9:
 * One hundred and ninety-five years later, I look out over a strip of emerald boobyallas onto a deserted nine-mile beach.
 * One hundred and ninety-five years later, I look out over a strip of emerald boobyallas onto a deserted nine-mile beach.