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Eucalyptus


Euˊca-lyp′tus

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Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
εὖ
well, good + [GREEK] 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.

Syn. – eucalyptus tree, gum tree, eucalypt.
☞ 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.

Definition 2024


Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

See also: eucalyptus

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Proper noun

Eucalyptus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a group of trees native to and widespread in Australia, also native to nearby islands, as far north as the Philippines.

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eucalyptus

eucalyptus

See also: Eucalyptus

English

Eucalyptus rubida

Noun

eucalyptus (plural eucalypti or eucalyptuses)

  1. Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
  2. A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus.
    eucalyptus colour:    

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French

Etymology

(1788) Coined by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle from Ancient Greek εὖ () + καλυπτός (kaluptós, covered), from καλύπτω (kalúptō, I cover).

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  • IPA(key): ø.ka.lip.tys
  • Hyphenation: eu‧ca‧lyp‧tus

Noun

eucalyptus m (plural eucalyptus)

  1. eucalyptus