cajeput
or caj·a·put, caj·u·put
[ kaj-uh-puht, -poot ]
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.
Origin of cajeput
1<New Latin cajuputi<Dutch kajoe-poetih(-olie) <Malay kayu putih the cajeput tree (kayu white + putih tree)
- Also called paperbark.
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British Dictionary definitions for cajeput
cajeput
/ (ˈkædʒəˌpʊt) /
noun
a variant spelling of cajuput
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