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eu·ca·lyp·tus 
[yoo-kuh-lip-tuhs] Pronunciation Key
[yoo-kuh-lip-tuhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ti
[-tahy] Pronunciation Key, -tus·es.
[-tahy] Pronunciation Key, -tus·es. | any of numerous often tall trees belonging to the genus Eucalyptus, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent islands, having aromatic evergreen leaves that are the source of medicinal oils and heavy wood used as timber. |
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eu·ca·lyp·tus
(yōō'kə-lĭp'təs) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) n. pl. eu·ca·lyp·tus·es or eu·ca·lyp·ti (-tī') 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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
eucalyptus
eucalyptus
1809, from Mod.L., coined 1788 by Fr. botanist Charles Louis L'héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800) from Gk. eu- "well" + kalyptos "covered," for the covering on the bud.
"A London thief ... lodged under the bark of the dwarf eucalyptus, and keeping sheep ... is not an uninteresting picture." [Sydney Smith, "Botany Bay," 1823]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| eucalyptus | |
noun | |
| 1. | wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber |
| 2. | a tree of the genus Eucalyptus |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Eucalyptus
Eu`ca*lyp"tus\, n. [NL., from GR. ? well, good + ? covered. The buds of Eucalyptus have a hemispherical or conical covering, which falls off at anthesis.] (Bot.) 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. Note: They have rigid, entire leaves with one edge turned toward the zenith. Most of them secrete resinous gums, whence they called gum trees, and their timber is of great value. Eucalyptus Globulus is the blue gum; E. gigantea, the stringy bark: E. amygdalina, the peppermint tree. E. Gunnii, the Tasmanian cider tree, yields a refreshing drink from wounds made in the bark in the spring. Other species yield oils, tars, acids, dyes and tans. It is said that miasmatic valleys in Algeria and Portugal, and a part of the unhealthy Roman Campagna, have been made more salubrious by planting groves of these trees.
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