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‖ karri|ˈkærɪ|
Also kari.
[Native name (W. Australia).]
An Australian tree (Eucalyptus diversicolor, one of the ‘blue gums’); also, its hard red timber, used in street-paving. Also attrib.
1870W. H. Knight W. Austral. 38 (Morris) The Karri..is another wood very similar in many respects to the tuart. 1875T. Laslett Timber 196 (ibid.) The kari-tree is found in Western Australia. 1893Daily News 21 Sept. 5/3 A ‘panel’ of karri wood has been laid opposite the West Strand Post Office, where the wear and tear is exceedingly heavy. 1897Illustr. Lond. News 1 May 598 They..neither rot in the ground nor yield to the ravages of the white ant..it is not necessary to creosote Karri or Jarrah sleepers. |