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jarrah|ˈdʒærə|
[Anglicized adaptation of Jerryhl, the native name in West Australia; called in Sir Geo. Grey's Glossary (1840) djar-rail, in Mr. G. F. Moore's (1884) djarryl. (Morris Austral English.)]
The mahogany gum-tree (Eucalyptus marginata) of West Australia; the timber of this tree, remarkable for its durability. Also attrib. as jarrah-forest, jarrah-timber, jarrah-tree, jarrah-wood.
1866Treas. Bot. 635/2 Jarrah, a durable West Australian wood, like mahogany, the produce of Eucalyptus rostrata. 1873Trollope Austral. & N. Zeal. II. 102 It may be that after all the hopes of the West-Australian Micawbers will be realized in jarrah-wood. 1894Q. Rev. July 180 Jarrah and other Australian hardwoods..used for street-paving in London. 1897Illustr. Lond. News 1 May 598 Jarrah..is especially suitable for submarine structures such as jetties and wharves, as it resists the ravages of the teredo navalis. |