stringy-bark

noun

1. any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark

Example Sentences

In Australia the Eucalypti are commonly called “gum-trees” or “stringy-bark trees,” from their gummy or resinous products, or fibrous bark.

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He had rigged a good shelter over Jess with the help of a couple of sheets of stringy-bark and a few stakes.

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Blue gum, red gum, grey gum, stringy-bark, iron-bark, and black-butt; the trees which surrounded Jess for fifty miles on every side were practically all of the eucalyptus family.

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The Stringy-bark tree is of straight growth, and takes its name from the strip-like character of its bark.

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Stringy-bark trees mean a poorer soil, and any land bearing them should be avoided if possible.

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