Definition of karri in English:
karri
nounPlural karris ˈkariˈkerē
A tall Australian eucalyptus with hard red wood.
Eucalyptus diversicolor, family Myrtaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The king of karris in Pemberton is the Gloucester tree in the Gloucester National Park.
- Just before the town of Pemberton, you'll see signs for Warren National Park and the Bicentennial Tree, one of the tallest karris in the area.
- When I arrived back, still giddy from time spent in the presence of the karris, I found a rain-soaked letter under the door.
- Busselton had become a thriving port for shipments of jarrah, karri and tuart timber from the local forests.
- It's an ambitious project that's reconnecting the bush from the karri forests in the South West corner across to the semi-arid woodlands around Kalgoorlie.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Nyungar.