CAJUPUT


Meaning of CAJUPUT in English

[ 'kadʒəpʌt ]

(also cajeput )

■ noun

1》 an aromatic medicinal oil resembling eucalyptus oil, obtained from an Australasian tree with papery bark.

2》 the tree from which ~ oil is obtained. [ Melaleuca ~i .]

Origin

C18: from Malay kayu putih , lit. 'white tree'.

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