tuart
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edittuart (plural tuarts)
- Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
- 2006, Douglas J. Boland, et al., Forest Trees of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, 5th edition, page 284,
- 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.
- 2018, John C. Ryan, Forest Family: Australian Culture, Art, and Trees, page 104:
- 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.
- 2019, Morris Lake, Australian Forest Woods, CSIRO Publishing, page 105,
- However, due to overlogging, the tuart is a protected tree with conditions placed on logging.
- 2006, Douglas J. Boland, et al., Forest Trees of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, 5th edition, page 284,
Further reading
edit- Tuart Forest National Park on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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editFrom Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, perfect passive participle of torqueō. Compare Italian torto, Istriot tuorto, French tort.
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edittuart m (plural tuarts)
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