[Anglicized adaptation of Jerryhl, the native name in West Australia; called in Sir Geo. Grey’s Glossary (1840) djar-rail, in Mr. G. F. Moore’s (1884) djarryl. (Morris, Austral English.)] The mahogany gum-tree (Eucalyptus marginata) of West Australia; the timber of this tree, remarkable for its durability. Also attrib. as jarrah-forest, -timber, -tree, -wood.
1866. Treas. Bot., 635/2. Jarrah, a durable West Australian wood, like mahogany, the produce of Eucalyptus rostrata.
1873. Trollope, Austral. & N. Zeal., II. 102. It may be that after all the hopes of the West-Australian Micawbers will be realized in jarrah-wood.
1894. Q. Rev., July, 180. Jarrah and other Australian hardwoods … used for street-paving in London.
1897. Illustr. Lond. News, 1 May, 598. Jarrah … is especially suitable for submarine structures such as jetties and wharves, as it resists the ravages of the teredo navalis.
