jarrah
Americannoun
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a hardwood tree, Eucalyptus marginata, of western Australia.
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the heavy, often attractively grained wood of this tree.
noun
Etymology
Origin of jarrah
First recorded in 1865–70, jarrah is from the Nyungar word jaril
Example Sentences
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It was refloored with salvaged jarrah, a Western Australian timber, and now serves as the pair’s living area.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
And as Australia's forests dry out, alpine ash, snowgum woodlands and northern jarrah forests would then largely collapse.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2022
Many types of wood are used in hardwood flooring, Clarke tells us, like oak, maple, cherry, bamboo, walnut, ash, and mahogany and exotic species like teak, jarrah, and mesquite.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2022
The route soon left the plain by the seashore and entered foothills clothed with shady jarrah forest.
From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
That night they camped upon a rocky plateau which was sparsely wooded with jarrah, and here once again they were visited by the weird, nocturnal apparition that had already filled them with a nameless terror.
From Out of Time's Abyss by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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