eucalyptus
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- noun
- /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/
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eucalipto
- What about the koalas, who depend on freshly picked eucalyptus leaves?
- eucalyptus trees
- eucalyptus oil
- eucalyptus leaves
It doesn't really smell of carrot, it smells of like eucalyptus and lavender.
- It doesn't really smell of carrot, it smells of like eucalyptus and lavender.
Examples
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The distinct aroma of eucalyptus trees filled the air as I walked through the forest.
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We keep him warm, use eucalyptus inhalations, and smear camphor on his tongue three or four times a day.
Fiction book (1995) -
So in the wild, they eat eucalyptus primarily.
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Only the heavy heat remained, bowing the dry, gray eucalyptus trees.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves." "We could give them some juice," Cassy suggested.
Fiction book (2001) -
Tall eucalyptus trees with whitewashed trunks lined the main road that passed through the center of the camp.
Fiction book (1996) -
The damp breath of the sea and of eucalyptus trees scented the alley, mixed with the perfume of the jasmine vines.
Fiction book (1996) -
Wind blew through the row of long-leaved eucalyptus trees that lined the pedestrian path, separated from the earth path for horse riders by a wooden fence.
Fiction book (2000) -
Koalas mainly feed on eucalyptus leaves, as they are their primary source of nutrition.
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Many herbal remedies contain eucalyptus oil for its soothing properties and pleasant scent.
Synonyms
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A tall tree from Australia with leaves that smell strong and bark that peels
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A tall Australian tree with aromatic leaves and rough bark
Compounds
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An oil with a strong smell from eucalyptus leaves that eases colds and helps clean things
- Australian
A very large Australian red gum tree with hard wood used for building and decoration
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with reddish, strong wood used for building that grows along riverbanks
- Australian
A medium-sized tree from Australian wetlands with smooth bark and camphor-scented leaves
- Australian
An Australian tree with smooth bark and lemon-scented leaves called lemon-scented gum
- Australian
A small to medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth pale bark that peels
- Specialized
A tall Australian tree with smooth white bark that makes a sweet substance called false manna
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with strong-smelling leaves often planted for shade
- Australian
A reddish-brown sticky substance from eucalyptus bark used in medicine and food
- Australian
A reddish-brown dried gum from eucalyptus trees used for tanning and medicine
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with hard light brown or pink wood used for timber
- Australian
A large Australian tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark that gives strong wood like ash
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with bluish young leaves and oil used in medicine
- Australian
A small evergreen tree from Tasmania called the cider gum, often grown in gardens for its blue-grey leaves
- Australian
A large Australian gum tree with spotted, patchy bark often called spotted gum
- Australian
A small to medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth white or light-grey peeling bark called snow gum
- Australian
A very tall tree from southeast Australia that can grow taller than any other flowering plant or hardwood
- Australian
A tall Australian tree with red hard wood that grows near rivers and people use for heavy building
- Australian
A small Australian eucalyptus tree with rough dark bark at the base that makes red gum
- Australian
A tall tree from eastern Australia with smooth bark whose leaves feed koalas and wood people use for building
How Tall
- Australian
- Australian
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16
2.7
20
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eucalyptus comes from Greek parts eu- 'well' and kalyptos 'covered', and it originally described the hard cap that covers the flower bud. So eucalyptus today names the tall Australian evergreen with strong-scented leaves that koalas eat.