eucalyptus
noun/ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/
Etymology Borrowed from French eucalyptus.
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.
- Derived terms
- eucalyn, eucalyptoid, eucalyptol, eucalyptole, eucalyptus drop, eucalyptus lolly, eucalyptus oil, fuchsia eucalyptus, hickory eucalyptus, lemon eucalyptus, oil of lemon eucalyptus, rainbow eucalyptus
- Related terms
- apocalypse, Calypso