woollybutt

American

[wool-ee-buht] / ˈwʊl iˌbʌt /

noun

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

woollybutt British

/ ˈwʊlɪˌbʌt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of woollybutt

First recorded in 1835–45; woolly + butt ¹

Example Sentences

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Ask of the old grey wallaby there-- Him prick-eared by the woollybutt tree-- How to encounter a Glug, and where The country of Gosh, famed Gosh may be.

From The Glugs of Gosh by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)

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