About The Word Eucalyptus
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Eucalyptus
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What's The Definition Of Eucalyptus?
[n] a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
[n] wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber Synonyms | Synonyms for Eucalyptus: eucalypt | eucalyptus tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Eucalyptus: See Also | alpine ash | blue gum | Eucalypt ovata | eucalyptus | Eucalyptus amygdalina | Eucalyptus calophylla | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Eucalyptus camphora | Eucalyptus citriodora | Eucalyptus coriacea | Eucalyptus delegatensis | Eucalyptus fraxinoides | Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalyptus maculata | Eucalyptus maculata citriodora | Eucalyptus pauciflora | Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus rostrata | Eucalyptus viminalis | fever tree | flooded gum | genus Eucalyptus | ghost gum | gum | gum tree | lemon-scented gum | mallee | manna gum | marri | mountain ash | mountain oak | mountain swamp gum | peppermint | peppermint gum | red gum | river gum | river red gum | smoothbark | snow gum | spotted gum | stringybark | swamp gum | white ash | white mountain ash | wood Eucalyptus In Webster's Dictionary \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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