tuart
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
Example Sentences
- "Tuart is usually a tall tree attaining 25–40 m in height and 1–2 m dbh, but in the northern part of its distribution it may be reduced to about 10–15 m in height."
- "2009, Richard Allen, Australia's Remarkable Trees, Melbourne University Publishing (The Miegunyah Press), page 8, Today only a quarter of the original Tuart forests and woodlands remain."
- "As an artist keenly attracted to Western Australian gums, specifically karris and tuarts, van Raalte prioritized imaginative figurations of trees, rather than humans, in his etchings."
- "However, due to overlogging, the tuart is a protected tree with conditions placed on logging."
Etymology
From Nyunga duward.
Word Breakdown
- Root: duward