jarrah

[jar-uh]

jar·rah

[jar-uh]
noun
1.
a hardwood tree, Eucalyptus marginata, of western Australia.
2.
the heavy, often attractively grained wood of this tree.

Origin:
1865–70; < Nyungar jaril
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To jarrah

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Jarrah is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Collins
World English Dictionary
jarrah (ˈdʒærə)
 
n
a widely planted Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus marginata, that yields a valuable timber
 
[from a native Australian language]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature