Tuart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tuart is a noun meaning Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
Meaning
Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
Example Sentences
However, due to overlogging, the tuart is a protected tree with conditions placed on logging.
Tuart is usually a tall tree attaining 25–40 m in height and 1–2 m dbh, but in the northern part of its distribution it may be reduced to about 10–15 m in height.
As an artist keenly attracted to Western Australian gums, specifically karris and tuarts, van Raalte prioritized imaginative figurations of trees, rather than humans, in his etchings.
2009, Richard Allen, Australia's Remarkable Trees, Melbourne University Publishing (The Miegunyah Press), page 8, Today only a quarter of the original Tuart forests and woodlands remain.
Word Forms
- tuarts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tooart, tewart, tallowwood, jarrah, eucalypt, eucalyptus.
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