noun
- plural of stringybark; Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark that peels off in long strips
Usage: Australian English
Examples
- The stringybarks dominated the hillside with their distinctive peeling bark.
- Koalas prefer to feed on the leaves of certain stringybarks.
- The forest was filled with tall stringybarks and other native Australian trees.
- Aboriginal people traditionally used the bark from stringybarks for shelter and tools.
- The stringybarks provided excellent timber for early Australian settlers.
- Wildlife thrived among the stringybarks in the national park.