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Puləty
Box Tree, Box Swamp
Part of speech:
(N)
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Notes:
Eucalyptus largiflorens (Ed. The entry on p. 51 of the 'WembaWemba Dictionary' lists this tree as Eucalyptus bicolour. This is an older name for Eucalyptus largiflorens or 'Black Box' .) Also used in the sense of 'box-swamp'.
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Pronunciation Guide:
Say: puul-əty
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'ə' as in ‘the’.
Consonant combination  - 'ty' (palatal stop) - combine 't' and 'y' while tip and blade of tongue touches hard palate and stops the breath. (Note: 'tch' is close but different to 'ty'.)  (Avoid the English 'tee' as in 'city'.).
Categories:
Plants, Tree

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