woollybutt

[woo l-ee-buht]

noun

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

Origin of woollybutt

First recorded in 1835–45; woolly + butt¹

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British Dictionary definitions for woollybutt

woollybutt

noun

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

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