eucalyptus tree
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- noun
- /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs triː/
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eucalipto
- When I was a kid, we had this big, old eucalyptus tree in the garden.
- tall eucalyptus trees
- bark of the eucalyptus tree
- scent of eucalyptus trees
Examples
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It is protected by 100-foot-tall eucalyptus trees.
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The cemetery is quiet in the late afternoon, with shafts of light falling through the eucalyptus trees.
Fiction book (2001) -
We have seen many eucalyptus trees here, also banana trees.
Blog text (30) -
A small park, edged with eucalyptus trees, was behind our house.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the kitchen window, the moon shines above the eucalyptus trees.
Fiction book (1993) -
Only the heavy heat remained, bowing the dry, gray eucalyptus trees.
Fiction book (1996) -
Some redwoods and eucalyptus trees around campus are dying from drought.
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Tall eucalyptus trees with whitewashed trunks lined the main road that passed through the center of the camp.
Fiction book (1996) -
Ravens had collected everywhere: in a row along the peak of the chapel roof, in the branches of the eucalyptus trees, and in scattered handfuls across the grass.
Fiction book (2001) -
The park features several tall eucalyptus trees that provide shade on sunny days.
Synonyms
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A fast-growing evergreen tree from Australia with scented leaves eaten by koalas
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A tree that makes a sticky, sweet-smelling sap like eucalyptus
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A tall Australian tree with aromatic leaves and rough bark
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A large Australian eucalyptus tree with smooth bark and reddish wood
A tall tree from eastern Australia with hard wood and smooth bark
A very tall tree from southeast Australia that can grow taller than any other flowering plant or hardwood
A very tall Australian tree with strong wood often used for furniture and building
A tall tree from eastern Australia with smooth bark whose leaves feed koalas and wood people use for building
A tall Australian tree with bluish young leaves and oil used in medicine
A small to medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth white or light-grey peeling bark called snow gum
A small to medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth pale bark that peels
A medium-sized tree from Australian wetlands with smooth bark and camphor-scented leaves
A tall tree from Tasmania with leaves that smell like mint
A tall Australian tree with smooth bark and a strong lemon smell from its leaves
An Australian tree with smooth bark and lemon-scented leaves called lemon-scented gum
A tall Australian tree with smooth white bark that makes a sweet substance called false manna
A small to medium tree from Tasmania grown for its sweet sap and as a garden tree
A small evergreen tree from Tasmania called the cider gum, often grown in gardens for its blue-grey leaves
A large Australian tree with dark lower bark and smooth white upper bark that gives strong wood like ash
A tall Australian tree with hard light brown or pink wood used for timber
A tall Australian tree with red hard wood that grows near rivers and people use for heavy building
A large Australian gum tree with spotted, patchy bark often called spotted gum
A small, bushy Australian tree that grows well in dry places
A tall Australian tree with white wood and long, stringy bark
An Australian eucalyptus tree with thin leaves and stringy bark
An Australian eucalyptus tree that has long fibrous inner bark
A very tall eucalyptus tree from eastern Australia grown for its strong wood and for parks
A tall tree from Tasmania, Australia, called black peppermint or red gum
A very tall eucalyptus tree from eastern Australia with smooth bark and strong timber
A very large Australian red gum tree with hard wood used for building and decoration
A medium-sized Australian tree that has smooth bark and oval leaves
A tall Australian tree with reddish, strong wood used for building that grows along riverbanks
A small Australian eucalyptus tree with rough dark bark at the base that makes red gum
How Aromatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'eucalyptus' names a particular plant/genus and 'tree' specifies its growth form, so together they denote a tree of that genus. This noun+ noun species-labeling pattern is common across languages and follows ordinary English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
The name eucalyptus tree comes from a Greek word meaning 'well-covered' because each flower bud has a hard cap that covers it until the flower opens. So today eucalyptus tree refers to the Australian trees people know for that covered bud and for their strong, scented leaves.