Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A valuable timber-tree, Eucalyptus pilularis, of southeastern Australia.

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  • noun An Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus pilularis, having dark fibrous bark; a similar tree, Eucalyptus andrewsii from New England

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Examples

  • The topmost are called blackbutt...three guesses why.

    No, mate, it's Australian! Glenda Larke 2009

  • The topmost are called blackbutt...three guesses why.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Glenda Larke 2009

  • Sustainable logging continues in state-held eucalyptus forests and woodlands, with tallowwod, Sydney blue gum, spotted gum, blackbutt, and flooded gum harvested.

    Eastern Australian temperate forests 2008

  • Unlogged stands of blackbutt are rare, however a good example of unlogged blackbutt forest is preserved in Mount Seaview Nature Reserve.

    Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Australia 2008

  • Further south in New South Wales, Sydney blue gum (E. saligna), ironbark (E. paniculata), and blackbutt are common.

    Eastern Australian temperate forests 2008

  • Tall blackbutt (Eucalyptus patens), jarrah, and marri forest can all be found in river valleys.

    Southwest Australia woodlands 2008

  • Comprises seven main vegetation types: closed forest including rain forest and tall eucalypt forest dominated by satinay and brushwood; blackbutt forest; scribbly gum and wallum banksia communities; communities of wet sites often dominated by Melaleuca spp.; coastal communities; Callitris forest and woodlands; and mangrove and salt marsh.

    Fraser Island, Australia 2008

  • The single most important commercial hardwood species in northern New South Wales is blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis, which is predominant over a range of understoreys varying from wet to dry sclerophyll forest.

    Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Australia 2008

  • The tall eucalypt forests, dominated by pure stands of blackbutt Eucalyptus pilularis, occur mainly on the high dunes adjoining the rain forests.

    Fraser Island, Australia 2008

  • The drier blackbutt community occurs at lower altitudes on the northern slopes of Mount Banda Banda.

    Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Australia 2008

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