Jarrah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒæɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jarrah is a noun meaning A eucalypt tree of species Eucalyptus marginata, occurring in the southwest of Western Australia.
Meaning
A eucalypt tree of species Eucalyptus marginata, occurring in the southwest of Western Australia.
More Meanings
- The wood of this tree.
Example Sentences
Right here. At the foot of an enormous old-growth jarrah.
The walls were colonial ramparts—logs of jarrah spiked into masonry—with wings as strong as Church buttresses.
In contrast, resistance to root rot fungus in jarrah trees has a significant heritability (Box 5.1), so jarrahs can evolve to resist the introduced dieback.
Word Forms
- jarrahs
Synonyms for jarrah
Depending on context, synonyms include jarrahwood.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include surgeon, jarrahwood, karri, tuart, yarran, ironbark.
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