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Tree for a hungry koala
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ironbark
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context chiefly AU English) Any of several unrelated eucalypts that have dark, deeply furrowed bark. (from 18th c.) 2 (context chiefly AU English) The hard wood of these trees, as used in building and construction. (from 19th c.)
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Ironbark is a common name of a number of species in three taxonomic groups within the genus Eucalyptus that have dark, deeply furrowed bark . Instead of being shed annually as in many of the other species of Eucalyptus , the dead bark accumulates on the ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ironbark \I"ron*bark`\, Ironbark tree \I"ron*bark` tree`\ (Bot.) The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon , used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood . Also applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid bark
Usage examples of ironbark.
The Man from Ironbark It was the man from Ironbark who struck the Sydney town, The Open Steeplechase I had ridden over hurdles up the country once or twice, The Amateur Rider HIM going to ride for us!
Zocky was crouching behind the gray-green foliage of a mugga ironbark.