coolabah
or coo·li·bah
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.
Origin of coolabah
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These spirits, when "made," hang in the boughs of the coolabah tree only, not round Minngah trees or rocks.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangHere, under a fine coolabah, I discovered a neatly fenced-in grave.
A Crime of the Under-seas | Guy Boothby
British Dictionary definitions for coolabah
coolibah
/ (ˈkuːləˌbɑː) /
an Australian myrtaceous tree, Eucalyptus microtheca, that grows along rivers and has smooth bark and long narrow leaves
Origin of coolabah
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