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eucalyptus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Ancient Greek καλύπτω (kalúptō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek καλυπτός (kaluptós) taxonomic name Eucalyptuslbor. French eucalyptusbor. English eucalyptus Borrowed from French eucalyptus.

Meanings

1. Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
2. (broadly) Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae, especially of the genera Corymbia and Angophora formerly classified in the Eucalyptus genus.
   • I got a few more of these at the blossoms of the Eucalypti, and also the allied species Trichoglossus iris, and a few other small but interesting birds. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170:
3. A greenish colour, like that of eucalyptus leaves.

Forms

Deriveds

hickory eucalyptus · eucalyptoid · eucalyptol · rainbow eucalyptus · eucalyn · oil of lemon eucalyptus · eucalyptus lolly · eucalyptole · lemon eucalyptus · fuchsia eucalyptus · eucalyptus drop · eucalyptus oil

Hyponyms

box (tree) · gimlet (tree)

Relateds

Calypso · apocalypse

Synonyms

eucalypt · gum tree

Translations (101)

scn eucalittu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · bg евкали́пт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · mi purukamu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · lv eikalipti (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · gl eucalipto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ja ユーカリ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · az evkalipt (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · qu kalistu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · cv эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · scn eucaliptu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · it eucalipto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · km ដើមប្រេងខ្យល់ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · tl eukaliptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · el ευκάλυπτος (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · th ยูคาลิปตัส (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ast eucaliptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · be эўкалі́пт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · pl eukaliptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sk blahovičník (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ast eucalitu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · is ilmviður (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · cy ewcalyptws (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · to pulukamu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ca eucaliptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · hu eukaliptusz (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · lt eukaliptas (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ab аевкали́пт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · bn ইউক্যালিপটাস (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · gu નીલગિરી (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · yue 桉樹 /桉树 (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · kn ನೀಲಗಿರಿ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · fi eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ml യൂക്കാലിപ്റ്റസ് (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · eo eŭkalipto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · fr eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · lo ວິກ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · he אֵקָלִיפְּטוּס (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ar أُوكَالِبْتُوس (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · my ယူကလစ်တပ်ပင် (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sc equalitu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ba эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ro eucalipt (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · nb eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · es eucalipto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sw mkalitusi (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · is tröllatré (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · nn eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · te యూకలిప్టస్ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · vi bạch đàn (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · tg эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · af bloekom (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sv eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ar يُوكَالِيبْتُوس (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ru эвкали́пт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · fa اکالیپتوس (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · nl eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · os эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · tt эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sh eukalìptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · fr eucalypte (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · cs blahovičník (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · et eukalüpt (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · it eucalitto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sah эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · kmr okalîptûs (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · hsb eukalyptowc (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · oc eucaliptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · mk еукалиптус (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sc eucalitu (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · hy եվկալիպտ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · tr okaliptüs (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · uz evkalipt (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · cs eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · dsb eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · kum эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sv gummiträd (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · tk ewkalipt (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ko 유칼리나무 (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · io eukalipto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · am ባህር ዛፍ (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · kpv эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · hi नीलगिरी (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ka ევკალიპტი (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · nv akʼah sisíʼí tsin (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ky эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · cmn 桉樹 /桉树 (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sh еукалѝптус (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · mrj эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ga eocalaip (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · pt eucalipto (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · uz эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · de Eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sl evkalipt (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · id eukaliptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · kk эвкалипт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · da eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · sk eukalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · ckb قەڵەمتۆس (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · mr निलगिरी (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · la eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) · uk евкалі́пт (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus)