'Eucalyptus obliqua' definitions:

Definition of 'Eucalyptus obliqua'

From: GCIDE
  • Stringy \String"y\, a.
  • 1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely. [1913 Webster]
  • Stringy bark (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as {Eucalyptus amygdalina}, Eucalyptus obliqua, {Eucalyptus capitellata}, Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, {Eucalyptus piperita}, Eucalyptus pilularis, & {Eucalyptus tetradonta}), which have a fibrous bark used by the aborigines for making cordage and cloth. [1913 Webster]