eucalyptus

eucalyptus

blue gum

Eucalyptus globulus

eu·ca·lyp·tus

 (yo͞o′kə-lĭp′təs) also eu·ca·lypt (yo͞o′kə-lĭpt′)

n. pl. eu·ca·lyp·tus·es or eu·ca·lyp·ti (-tī′) also eu·ca·lypts

Any of numerous trees of the genus Eucalyptus, native chiefly to Australia and widely planted worldwide, having aromatic leaves and valued as a source of oil, gum, and wood.

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

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eucalyptus

(ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs) or

eucalypt

n, pl -lyptuses, -lypti (-ˈlɪptaɪ) or -lypts

(Plants) any myrtaceous tree of the mostly Australian genus Eucalyptus, such as the blue gum and ironbark, widely cultivated for the medicinal oil in their leaves (eucalyptus oil), timber, and ornament

[C19: New Latin, from eu- + Greek kaluptos covered, from kaluptein to cover, hide]

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eu•ca•lyp•tus

(ˌyu kəˈlɪp təs)

n., pl. -ti (-tī), -tus•es.

any tree of the genus Eucalyptus, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent islands, having aromatic evergreen leaves.

[1800–10; < New Latin < Greek eu- eu- + kalyptós covered, wrapped]

eu`ca•lyp′tic, adj.

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eu·ca·lyp·tus

(yo͞o′kə-lĭp′təs)

Any of numerous tall trees that are native to Australia. Eucalyptus trees have wood valued as timber and aromatic leaves containing an oil used in medicinal preparations.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eucalyptus - 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.	eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus   eucalypt, eucalyptus tree 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 amygdalina, peppermint gum, peppermint, red gum - red gum tree of Tasmania 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

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Translations

أوكاليبتوس، كينا

eukalyptus

Eukalyptus

ευκάλυπτος

eucalipto

eukalyptus

eucalyptuseucalypte

אקליפטוס

eukaliptusz

tröllatré

eucalipto

eucalyptus

eukaliptas

eikalipts

eucalyptus

eukalyptus

eucalipto

эвкалипт

eukalyptus

evkaliptus

okaliptüs

桉树

eucalyptus

[ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs] N (eucalyptuses or eucalypti (pl)) [ˌjuːkəˈlɪptaɪ] (= tree) → eucalipto m; (= oil) → esencia f de eucalipto

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eucalyptus

[ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs] n → eucalyptus m

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eucalyptus

n → Eukalyptus m; eucalyptus (oil) → Eukalyptusöl nt

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eucalyptus

[ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs] n → eucalipto

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eucalyptus

(juːkəˈliptəs) – plurals ˌeucaˈlyptuses ~ˌeucaˈlypti (-tai)

– 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 eucalipto eukalypt der Eukalyptus eukalyptus ευκάλυπτοςeucalipto eukalüpt درخت اوکالیپتوس eukalyptus eucalyptusאקליפטוס युकलिप्टस, एक पेड़ eukaliptus eukaliptusz pohon kayu putih tröllatré eucalipto ユーカリ 유칼립투스: 오스트레일리아산 도금낭과(科) 식물 eukaliptas eikalipts pokok kayu putih eucalyptuseukalyptus eukaliptus د اوکالیپتوس ونه eucalipto eucalipt эвкалипт eukalyptus evkaliptus eukaliptus eukalyptus ต้นยูคาลิปตัส okaliptüs 桉樹 евкаліпт جنس یوکلپٹس کا سدابہار آسٹریلیائی پودا cây khuynh diệp 桉树

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eu·ca·lyp·tus

n. eucalipto; planta productora de aceites antisepticos y larcidos antisépticos.

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eucalyptus

n (bot) eucalipto

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