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paperbark

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paperbark [ˈpeɪpəˌbɑːk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several Australian myrtaceous trees of the genus Melaleuca, esp M. quinquenervia, of swampy regions, having spear-shaped leaves and papery bark that can be peeled off in thin layers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the papery bark of any of these trees


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Pergidae), a potential biological control agent for the paperbark tree, Melaleuca quinquenervia.
He told police he had torn strips of bark from native paperbark trees to wrap himself in at night, and went into "survival mode" once he stopped hearing search helicopters fly by.
He told police he had torn strips of bark from native paperbark trees to wrap himself in at night, and went into "survival mode" once he stopped hearing search helicopters fly by.
 
 
 
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