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Definition of Jarrah
1. n. The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus.
Definition of Jarrah
1. Noun. A eucalypt tree occurring in the south west of Western Australia. ¹
2. Noun. The wood of the jarrah tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jarrah
1. an evergreen tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Jarrah
1. The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jarrah
Literary usage of Jarrah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Trust Movement in British Industry: A Study of Business Organisation by Henry William Macrosty (1907)
"Nitrates, tea- planting, rubber plantations, jarrah wood are all familiar ...
The merits of jarrah wood for street-paving purposes first attracted the ..."
2. Notes Re Timbers of Western Australia Suitable for Railways, Engineering by W. W. Dartnall, E. S. Hume, G. A. Julius, Western Australia Premier's Dept (1906)
"GENERAL GUIDE AS TO PORTS OF SHIPMENT OF jarrah AND KARRI. While both jarrah and
... 5700 jarrah is cut by all the above. Karri only by the first company. ..."
3. Australasia and the Oceanic Region: With Some Notice of New Guinea, from by William Brackley Wildey (1876)
"It is situated at the confluence of the Helena and Swan. The soil is rich alluvial,
and most of the houses have gardens attached. jarrah TIMBER. ..."
4. Principles and Practice of Harbour Construction by William Shield (1895)
"... and jarrah repel sea-worms — Creosoted Baltic red-wood, oak, and teak useful
in some localities—Pitch pine quickly attacked by sea-worms — Greenheart ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1903)
"An available area of 1000 square miles is covered with jarrah forests. ...
Besides gold the exports include wool, jarrah and karri timber, sandal- wood, ..."
6. Australasia and the Oceanic Region: With Some Notice of New Guinea by William Brackley Wildey (1876)
"It is situated at the confluence of the Helena and Swan. The soil is rich alluvial,
and most of the houses have gardens attached. jarrah TIMBER. ..."
7. Australian Byways: The Narrative of a Sentimental Traveler by Norman Duncan (1915)
"Traveling south, by rail, next day, toward the heart of the jarrah bush, in the
southwestern corner of the ..."
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