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jarrah

[ jar-uh ]

noun

  1. a hardwood tree, Eucalyptus marginata, of western Australia.
  2. the heavy, often attractively grained wood of this tree.


jarrah

/ ˈdʒærə /

noun

  1. a widely planted Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus marginata, that yields a valuable timber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jarrah1

First recorded in 1865–70, jarrah is from the Nyungar word jaril
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jarrah1

from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

Sheikh Jarrah elicits hope,” Zvi Benninga says toward the end of My Neighborhood, “but it is set in a reality that scares me.

I left Damascus gate as well, and took the light rail towards the predominantly Arab Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem.

Jarrah had a girlfriend he apparently loved - the only close human tie among the 9/11 conspirators.

Jarrah was driving with a driver's license issued to a false address.

Local police had no way to determine that, nor to know that Jarrah's name appeared on a CIA watch list.

Fig. 94 is a section of flooring which is generally made of hardwood, such as maple, oak, or jarrah.

The rival of the red gum as a timber tree is the jarrah, an eucalypt peculiar to Western Australia, where it grows in forests.

Specimens of Jarrah wood seen by the writer were dark, suggesting black walnut, those of Karri were red, resembling mahogany.

This tree does not occur in such numbers as the Jarrah, its field of growth being limited.

Its timber resembles that of the Jarrah, but cannot be wrought so easily, though for purposes of street-paving it is superior.

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