noun
- any of various Australian eucalyptus trees having fibrous bark that peels off in long strips
Usage: Australian
Examples
- The stringybark tree’s distinctive bark made it easy to identify in the forest.
- Aboriginal people traditionally used stringybark for making shelters and containers.
- The koala climbed high into the stringybark eucalyptus.
- Stringybark forests are common in southeastern Australia.
- The fibrous bark of the stringybark can be pulled off in long strips.
- Many species of stringybark are important timber trees.