coolabah

American  

[koo-luh-bah] / ˈku ləˌbɑ /

Or coolibah

noun

1. any of several Australian gum trees of the genus Eucalyptus, especially E. microtheca, abundant along riverbanks and having sickle-shaped leaves and wrinkled, cracked bark.

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coolabah British  

/ ˈkuːləˌbɑː /

noun

1. an Australian myrtaceous tree, Eucalyptus microtheca, that grows along rivers and has smooth bark and long narrow leaves

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Etymology

Origin of coolabah

First recorded in 1885–90, coolabah is from the Kamilaroi word gulabā

Example Sentences

Here, under a fine coolabah, I discovered a neatly fenced-in grave.

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There was a Minggah, a great gaunt Coolabah, near our river garden.

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Is it a big Coolabah between the Bend and the garden?'

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No wonder the women cover themselves under a blanket when they see a whirlwind coming, and avoid drooping Coolabah trees, believing that either may make them objects of scorn as the mother of twins.

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When a baby is born, some old woman takes the Coolabah leaf out of its mouth.

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