woollybutt

[ wool-ee-buht ]

noun
  1. any of several Australian trees of the genus Eucalyptus, especially E. longifolia, having rough, often fibrous bark.

Origin of woollybutt

1
First recorded in 1835–45; woolly + butt1

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British Dictionary definitions for woollybutt

woollybutt

/ (ˈwʊlɪˌbʌt) /


noun
  1. Australian any of several eucalyptus trees, esp Eucalyptus longifolia, having loose fibrous bark around the base of the trunk

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