"coolibah" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːlɪˌbɑː/ Forms: coolibahs [plural], coolabah [alternative], coolibar [alternative], coolobar [alternative], coolybah [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly from Gamilaraay gulabaa or Yuwaalaraay gulabaa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kld|gulabaa}} Gamilaraay gulabaa Head templates: {{en-noun}} coolibah (plural coolibahs)
  1. Any of a number of eucalyptus trees of central and northern Australia, in particular Eucalyptus microtheca. Wikipedia link: Eucalyptus coolabah, Yuwaalaraay Derived forms: bastard coolibah, gum coolibah
    Sense id: en-coolibah-en-noun-CTxkoq81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Eucalypts

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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