STRINGYBARK

stringybark

(noun) any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stringybark (plural stringybarks)

Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.

Source: Wiktionary



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(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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