A tall straight-trunked Australian eucalyptus tree, typically with fire-charred fibrous bark on the lower trunk and with pale brown timber.
弹丸桉
Eucalyptus pilularis, family Myrtaceae
Example sentencesExamples
It is a 400-metre drive from the picnic site to two of the state's largest blackbutts - the ‘Bird Tree’ (69 metres tall and 3.6 metres in diameter) and ‘Benarkin’ (64 metres tall and 4.1 metres in diameter).
The area is covered by dense hardwood eucalyptus forest composed of blackbutts, salmon gums and gimlets.
The natural woodland is based on sandy soil and consists of eucalypt forests dominated by blackbutts and bloodwoods.
An impressive variety of Eucalyptus, known as blackbutt, can be found in the Central Park area.
Away from the city noise, nestled on the edge of the National Park in Arakoon, Grass Trees Escape is located on a 2.5 acre bush block covered by hundreds of grass trees, large gums, blackbutts, tallow woods and a multitude of wild-life.
Origin
Early 19th century: from black+ butt3 in the sense 'tree trunk'.