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.
Main Entry: caj·e·put Variant: alsocaj·u·put/'kaj-&-p&t, -"put/ Function: noun : an Australian andsoutheast Asian tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia syn. M. leucadendron) of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that yields a pungent medicinal oil and has been introduced into Florida called alsopaperbark
Main Entry: cajeput oil Variant: orcajuput oil Function: noun : a pungent essential oil obtained from plants of the genus Melaleuca andespecially cajeput and used chiefly as a local application in skin disease and as a stimulating expectorant
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