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Where does “coolibah” come from?

coolibah (English) comes from Gamilaraay gulabaa, from Gamilaraay baa — hip.

coolibah (English): Any of a number of eucalyptus trees of central...

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of eucalyptus trees of central...

Ancestry of “coolibah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gamilaraaygulabaacoolabah tree
2Gamilaraaybaahip
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