eucalyptus
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- noun
- /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/
:
madera de eucalipto
- An upstairs lounge at the display showcases the "green" materials in the cars, like leather cured with a natural tanning agent from olive leaves and eucalyptus wood that comes from sustainable forests.
- eucalyptus oil
- eucalyptus tree
- eucalyptus leaf
Examples
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The villa had an actual study, in the old-fashioned sense of the word, one with deep chairs, a working fireplace piled with fast-burning and aromatic eucalyptus, the only readily available wood, and plenty of shelf space crammed with books.
Fiction book (1995) -
Most of the logs were eucalyptus, which is pretty hard.
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So typically what is used in the PV industry is either a fast growing wood source like eucalyptus or southern pine, right?
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The carpenter chose eucalyptus wood for the table because of its durability and beautiful grain.
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Eucalyptus is widely appreciated for its use in furniture-making due to its strength and aesthetic appeal.
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Many construction companies prefer eucalyptus timber for framing because it is both hard and resistant to decay.
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eucalyptus for the wood comes from the same tree name, which comes from Greek eu- 'well' and kalyptos 'covered' for the cap on the flower bud. So eucalyptus wood simply means the wood made from that aromatic Australian tree.