blackbutt

/ (ˈblækˌbʌt) /

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noun

any of various Australian eucalyptus trees having rough fibrous bark and hard wood used as timber

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Words nearby blackbutt

black bullhead, black bun, Blackburn, Blackburnian warbler, Blackburn with Darwen, blackbutt, black butter, Black Canyon, blackcap, black-capped chickadee, Black Caps

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How to use blackbutt in a sentence

The trackers say she rested her poor weary legs by sitting under the blackbutt tree.
Dot and the Kangaroo|Ethel C. Pedley