aulax

[Gr. αὐλαξ (aulax) = a furrow, in allusion to the furrows on the under side of the leaves in one species.) A genus of plants belonging to the order Proteaceæ, or Proteads. The species are pretty shrubs, with narrow leaves. auld, a. [A.S. ald , cald .] Old. [OLD.] * 1. (Formerly English.) "'Tis pride that pulls the country down: Then take thine auld cloak about thee.' Shakesp.: Othello, ii. 3. 2. (Now only Scotch.) "Half the people of the e barony know that their poor aula laird is somewhere here about."- Scott : Waverley, ch. lxv.