coolabah

noun

coo·​la·​bah

variants or coolibah

ˈküləˌbä

plural -s

: any of several Australian gum trees (as Eucalyptus coolabah, E. microtheca, or E. largiflorens)

Word History

Etymology

native name in Australia

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