Eucalyptus

[,juːkə'lɪptəs] or [,jukə'lɪptəs]

Definition

(noun.) a tree of the genus Eucalyptus.

(noun.) wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber.

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Definition

(n.) A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California Sequoia.

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Definition

n. the 'gum-tree ' a large Australian evergreen beneficial in destroying the miasma of malarious districts.—ns. Eu′calypt a eucalyptus; Eucalyp′tol a volatile colourless limpid oil.

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