Blackbutt

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈblakbÊŒt/

Origin

From black + butt.

Full definition of blackbutt

Noun

1. (chiefly AU) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark, especially Eucalyptus pilularis, having dark fibrous bark.
• 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 175:I cut new timber with my saw and inhaled the sweet sour smell of blackbutt.