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eucalyptus

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eu·ca·lyp·tus  (yk-lpts)
n. pl. eu·ca·lyp·tus·es or eu·ca·lyp·ti (-t)
Any of numerous tall trees of the genus Eucalyptus, native to Australia and having aromatic leaves that yield an oil used medicinally and wood valued as timber.

[New Latin Eucalyptus, genus name : Greek eu-, eu- + Greek kaluptos, covered (from kaluptein, to cover; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots).]
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eucalyptus
blue gum eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus

eucalyptus or eucalypt
Noun
pl [-lyptuses, -lyptus] or -lypts any of a mostly Australian genus of trees, widely cultivated for timber and gum, and for the medicinal oil in their leaves ([eucalyptus oil]) [Greek eu- well + kaluptos covered]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eucalyptuseucalyptus - wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.eucalyptuseucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus      
gum tree, gum - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
genus Eucalyptus - tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves
eucalyptus - wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
flooded gum - any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil
mallee - any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
stringybark - any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark
smoothbark - any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk
Eucalyptus calophylla, marri, red gum - very large red gum tree
Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus rostrata, river gum, river red gum - somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
Eucalyptus camphora, mountain swamp gum - medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
Eucalyptus coriacea, Eucalyptus pauciflora, ghost gum, snow gum, white ash - small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
alpine ash, Eucalyptus delegatensis, mountain oak - tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood
Eucalyptus fraxinoides, white mountain ash - large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes
blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus, fever tree - tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
Eucalypt ovata, swamp gum - medium-sized tree of southern Australia
Eucalyptus maculata, spotted gum - large gum tree with mottled bark
Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus maculata citriodora, lemon-scented gum - similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves
Eucalyptus regnans, mountain ash - tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world
Eucalyptus viminalis, manna gum - tall tree yielding a false manna
Translations
eucalyptus [juːkəˈlɪptəs] neucalipto

eucalyptus [juːkəˈlɪptəs] neucalyptus m

eucalyptus [juːkəˈlɪptəs] nEukalyptus m

eucalyptus [juːkəˈlɪptəs] neucalipto

eucalyptus [juːkəˈliptəs]
a type of large Australian evergreen tree, giving timber, gum and an oil that is used in the treatment of colds. bloekom أوكاليبتوس، كينا евкалипт eukalypt eukalyptus der Eukalyptus ευκάλυπτος eucalipto eukalüpt درخت اوکالیپتوس eukalyptus eucalyptus אֶקָלִיפּטוּס युकलिप्टस, एक पेड़ eukaliptus eukaliptusz pohon kayu putih tröllatré eucalipto ユーカリ 유칼립투스 나무 eukaliptas eikalipts pokok kayu putih eucalyptus eukalyptus eukaliptus eucalipto eucalipt эвкалипт eukalyptus evkaliptus eukaliptus eukalyptus ต้นยูคาลิปตัส okaliptüs 桉樹 евкаліпт جنس یوکلپٹس کا سدابہار آسٹریلیائی پودا cây khuynh diệp


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Eucalyptus they were, but not the royal monarchs that their brothers are in native habitats.
On the site of his orchards and vine-yards, of his proud mansion, of his very fish ponds, I have scrawled myself with half a hundred thousand eucalyptus trees.
At first she was greatly disappointed, because the nearer trees were all punita, or cotton-wood or eucalyptus, and bore no fruit or nuts at all.
 
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