Jarrah
/ˈd͡ʒæɹə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A eucalypt tree of species Eucalyptus marginata, occurring in the southwest of Western Australia. countable, uncountable
"In contrast, resistance to root rot fungus in jarrah trees has a significant heritability (Box 5.1), so jarrahs can evolve to resist the introduced dieback."
- 2 The wood of this tree. countable, uncountable
"The walls were colonial ramparts—logs of jarrah spiked into masonry—with wings as strong as Church buttresses."
Example
More examples"In contrast, resistance to root rot fungus in jarrah trees has a significant heritability (Box 5.1), so jarrahs can evolve to resist the introduced dieback."