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ə noun
a tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and New Guinea, having papery bark and yielding a greenish, aromatic oil (cajeput oil) used in medicine and perfumes.
Also, caj·a·put, caj·u·put.
Also called paperbark.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin cajuputi < Dutch kajoe-poetih(-olie) < Malay kayu putih the cajeput tree (kayu white + putih tree)
< Neo-Latin cajuputi < Dutch kajoe-poetih(-olie) < Malay kayu putih the cajeput tree (kayu white + putih tree)
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Cajaput
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
cajuput or cajeput (ˈkædʒəˌpʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small myrtaceous tree or shrub, Melaleuca leucadendron, native to the East Indies and Australia, with whitish flowers and leaves |
| 2. | a green aromatic oil derived from this tree, used to treat skin diseases |
| 3. | a lauraceous tree, Umbellularia californica, whose aromatic leaves are used in medicine |
| [C18: from Malay kayu puteh, from kayu wood + puteh white] | |
| cajeput or cajeput | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Malay kayu puteh, from kayu wood + puteh white] | |
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