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tuart

tuart noun: eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.

tuart: eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood
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Noun

tuart (plural tuarts)

  1. Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
    • Tuart is usually a tall tree attaining 25–40 m in height and 1–2 m dbh, but in the northern part of its distribution it may be reduced to about 10–15 m in height.2006, Douglas J. Boland et al., Forest Trees of Australia, 5th edition, CSIRO Publishing, page 284
    • Today only a quarter of the original Tuart forests and woodlands remain.2009, Richard Allen, Australia's Remarkable Trees, Melbourne University Publishing (The Miegunyah Press), page 8

Examples of tuart in a sentence

  • As an artist keenly attracted to Western Australian gums, specifically karris and tuarts, van Raalte prioritized imaginative figurations of trees, rather than humans, in his etchings.2018, John C. Ryan, Forest Family: Australian Culture, Art, and Trees, page 104:
  • However, due to overlogging, the tuart is a protected tree with conditions placed on logging.2019, Morris Lake, Australian Forest Woods, CSIRO Publishing, page 105:

Forms of tuart

pluraltuarts
alternative formtewart
alternative formtooart
alternative formtouart

Origin of tuart

From Nyunga duward.

Questions about tuart

What does tuart mean?
Tuart means eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
How do you use tuart in a sentence?
As an artist keenly attracted to Western Australian gums, specifically karris and tuarts, van Raalte prioritized imaginative figurations of trees, rather than humans, in his etchings.
What part of speech is tuart?
Tuart is a noun.
What is the plural of tuart?
The plural of tuart is tuarts.

Words near tuart in the dictionary

  1. Tuaran
  2. Tuareg
  3. Tuareg Sloughi
  4. Tuaregs
  5. Tuarick
  6. tuart
  7. tuarts
  8. Tuas
  9. Tuason
  10. Tuasons
  11. Tuatapere

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