eucalyptus

See also: Eucalyptus

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-
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
Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
Ancient Greek καλυπτός (kaluptós)
taxonomic name Eucalyptuslbor.
French eucalyptusbor.
English eucalyptus

    Borrowed from French eucalyptus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɪptəs

    Noun

    eucalyptus (plural eucalypti or eucalyptuses)

    1. Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
      Synonyms: gum tree, eucalypt
      Hyponyms: gum, mallee, stringybark, ironbark, blackbutt, yate, yellow box
    2. (loosely) Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae, especially of the genera Corymbia and Angophora formerly classified in the Eucalyptus genus.
      • 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170:
        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.
    3. A greenish colour, like that of eucalyptus leaves.
      eucalyptus:  

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    French

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Eucalyptus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ø.ka.lip.tys/
      • Hyphenation: eu‧ca‧lyp‧tus

      Noun

      eucalyptus m (invariable)

      1. eucalyptus

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      Descendants

      • → Catalan: eucaliptus
      • → English: eucalyptus
      • → Portuguese: eucalipto

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