blackbutt
UK/ˈblakbʌt/
blackbutt noun: any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis, but also Eucalyptus zopherophloia and Eucalyptus todtiana.
Noun
blackbutt (plural blackbutts)
- Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis, but also Eucalyptus zopherophloia and Eucalyptus todtiana.
- Bothered by the conviction of making no impression on her, he pulled up at a strip of road shaded by tall spotted gums, blackbutt, and honeysuckle, and produced a packet of cigarettes. "About time for a smoke-O," he said, "Have a fag, Cora.'1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 169
- I cut new timber with my saw and inhaled the sweet sour smell of blackbutt.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 175
Forms of blackbutt
| plural | blackbutts |
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Origin of blackbutt
From black + butt.
Questions about blackbutt
- What does blackbutt mean?
- Blackbutt means any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis, but also Eucalyptus zopherophloia and Eucalyptus todtiana.
- What part of speech is blackbutt?
- Blackbutt is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blackbutt?
- Blackbutt is pronounced /ˈblakbʌt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of blackbutt?
- The plural of blackbutt is blackbutts.
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