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- noun Alternative spelling of
coolibah .
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Examples
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Occasional drainage lines possess mixed communities of red river gum (Eucalyptus camuldulensis), coolibah (E. coolabah), and paperbarks (Melaleuca spp.).
Mitchell grass downs 2007
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A cold southerly wind rustled through the coolabah trees with a sweet hissing sound as a corella squawked into a colourless sky.
mollusque commented on the word coolabah
Any of several Australian Eucalyptus trees; also coolibah.
December 18, 2007
bilby commented on the word coolabah
Coolibah is better; preferred spelling in unofficial national anthem of Australia, Waltzing Matilda.
"Once a jolly swagman, camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree."
- A.B. Paterson.
December 18, 2007
mollusque commented on the word coolabah
But one of the species of eucalyptus trees is Eucalyptus coolabah. Still, I'm inclined to go with Bilby's preferred spelling.
So, reesetee, we're sharing this list, but you started it. Do you include variant spellings on your lists, or chose one or the other?
December 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word coolabah
Well, considering that I have a gazillion words already, I generally choose one variant over another. However, I'll leave the choice up to you and bilby, since I've never laid eyes on this lovely tree. (You can always cross-reference the two pages.)
December 18, 2007
mollusque commented on the word coolabah
Reesetee, seems that as a contributor, I can only add words, not delete them. So you can delete coolabah and add coolibah if you'd like. I've put coolabah on my miscellaneous list so it won't be ghosted.
December 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word coolabah
That's okay. We'll leave them as is. No big deal. :-)
December 20, 2007
uselessness commented on the word coolabah
Heaven forbid it'd be ghosted. ;-)
December 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word coolabah
Not being the Ghostmaster, I don't have the nerve. ;-)
December 20, 2007