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单词 coolibah
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Definition of coolibah in English:

coolibah

(also coolabah)
noun ˈkuːlɪbɑːˈko͞oləˌbä
  • A North Australian gum tree which typically grows near watercourses and yields very strong, hard timber.

    Eucalyptus microtheca, family Myrtaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By then our injured man lay crying and dying under a coolibah tree.
    • A message was carved into the bark of a coolibah tree.
    • So if I wanted to clear my 450 hectares of coolibah now, what do I need to do?
    • And here, in 1875, after floods had forced them to spend days perched in an old coolibah, Frank and his sons had taken up a cattle and horse-breeding station.
    • The Dig Tree is a gnarled coolibah that stands in the burnt heart of the outback, beside the warm, green water of Cooper's Creek.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Kamilaroi (and related languages) gulubaa.

 
 

Definition of coolibah in US English:

coolibah

(also coolabah)
nounˈko͞oləˌbä
  • A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.

    Eucalyptus microtheca, family Myrtaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Dig Tree is a gnarled coolibah that stands in the burnt heart of the outback, beside the warm, green water of Cooper's Creek.
    • By then our injured man lay crying and dying under a coolibah tree.
    • So if I wanted to clear my 450 hectares of coolibah now, what do I need to do?
    • And here, in 1875, after floods had forced them to spend days perched in an old coolibah, Frank and his sons had taken up a cattle and horse-breeding station.
    • A message was carved into the bark of a coolibah tree.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Kamilaroi (and related languages) gulubaa.

 
 
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