Definition of eucalypt Eucalypt

eu•ca•lypt

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What does eucalypt mean?

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Noun
eucalypt - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
		eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree
		gum tree, gum any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
		genus eucalyptus tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves
		eucalyptus a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
		flooded gum any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil
		mallee any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
		stringybark any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark
		smoothbark any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk
		eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint gum, peppermint, red gum a candy flavored with peppermint oil
		eucalyptus calophylla, marri, red gum red gum tree of Tasmania
		eucalyptus camaldulensis, eucalyptus rostrata, river gum, river red gum somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
		eucalyptus camphora, mountain swamp gum medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
		eucalyptus coriacea, eucalyptus pauciflora, ghost gum, snow gum, white ash small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
		alpine ash, eucalyptus delegatensis, mountain oak tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood
		eucalyptus fraxinoides, white mountain ash large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes
		blue gum, eucalyptus globulus, fever tree tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
		eucalypt ovata, swamp gum medium-sized tree of southern Australia
		eucalyptus maculata, spotted gum large gum tree with mottled bark
		eucalyptus citriodora, eucalyptus maculata citriodora, lemon-scented gum similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves
		eucalyptus regnans, mountain ash low-growing ash of Texas