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tuart

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A tuart tree

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Etymology

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From Nyunga duward.

Noun

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tuart (plural tuarts)

  1. Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
    • 2006, Douglas J. Boland et al., Forest Trees of Australia, 5th edition, CSIRO Publishing, page 284:
      Tuart is usually a tall tree attaining 25–40 m in height and 1–2 m dbh, but in the northern part of its distribution it may be reduced to about 10–15 m in height.
    • 2009, Richard Allen, Australia's Remarkable Trees, Melbourne University Publishing (The Miegunyah Press), page 8,
      Today only a quarter of the original Tuart forests and woodlands remain.
    • 2018, John C. Ryan, Forest Family: Australian Culture, Art, and Trees, page 104:
      As an artist keenly attracted to Western Australian gums, specifically karris and tuarts, van Raalte prioritized imaginative figurations of trees, rather than humans, in his etchings.
    • 2019, Morris Lake, Australian Forest Woods, CSIRO Publishing, page 105:
      However, due to overlogging, the tuart is a protected tree with conditions placed on logging.

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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin tortum, substantive use of tortus, perfect passive participle of torqueō. Compare Italian torto, Istriot tuorto, French tort.

Noun

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tuart m (plural tuarts)

  1. a wrong
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