scaly bark

noun

1

a

or scaly-bark hickory : shagbark hickory

b

: any of several rough-barked Australian eucalypts

especially : a rather small tree (Eucalyptus squamiata) with dark scaly bark, lanceolate leaves, and coarse reddish wood used chiefly for fuel

2

: either of two abnormal conditions characterized by roughened scaly bark:

a

: leprosis

b

: psorosis

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