Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant belonging to the genus Eucalyptus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
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- noun Any
tree of the genusEucalyptus
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- noun a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
Etymologies
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Examples
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Comprehensive evacuation procedures, however difficult, however costly, however impossible, now seem the only reasonable path forward, especially because our rural populations will presumably continue to grow and put more people in harm's way when the weather conditions conspire to unleash other firestorms, fueled by immensely inflammable box eucalypt.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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In the tradition of isolated rural buildings, the house is conceived as a singular gesture responding to the strength of the site: a grassy terrace overlooking a meandering river facing north up a spectacular valley, next to an old eucalypt.
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Outside the window, the wind chimes were clattering, and Cassandra realized that the air had become charged with the smell of eucalypt and road tar.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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The longer course, the Sultan, is known for its integration with the pine and eucalypt woods, and excellent practice facilities, while the Pasha has generous fairways, well-placed bunkers, and putting and chipping greens.
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Nell was standing by the silver-green trunk of a lone eucalypt.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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Now the tangled rainforest has mostly gone, except in the deepest ravines, and a tall eucalypt forest has grown up.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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I was gobsmacked to hear that suburbia has the same fuel load KG of burnable / square meter as open eucalypt forest, but the real “Faark me” moment was when the dude spoke of fighting the fire front in suburbia - access is better than in a forest, but when you run out of fire trucks & crews, access aint gonna help.
Cheeseburger Gothic » All Hail Tarl, the King of New York. 2009
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Outside the window, the wind chimes were clattering, and Cassandra realized that the air had become charged with the smell of eucalypt and road tar.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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It is described as a natural laboratory for studying eucalypt evolution through periods of global climatic change and because it shows considerable diversity in isolated populations through adaptation of species to complex conditions.
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Nell was standing by the silver-green trunk of a lone eucalypt.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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