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coolibah /ˈkuːlɪbɑː /(also coolabah) nounA North Australian gum tree which typically grows near watercourses and yields very strong, hard timber.- Eucalyptus microtheca, family Myrtaceae.
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.
- A message was carved into the bark of a coolibah tree.
Origin Late 19th century: from Kamilaroi (and related languages) gulubaa. |