EUCALYPTUS


Meaning of EUCALYPTUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌju:kəˈlɪptəs ]

n. (also eucalypt) (pl. eucalyptuses or eucalypti or eucalypts) 1 any tree of the genus Eucalyptus, native to Australasia, cultivated for its timber and for the oil from its leaves. 2 (in full eucalyptus oil) this oil used as an antiseptic etc. [mod.L f. EU- + Gk kaluptos covered f. kalupto to cover, the unopened flower being protected by a cap]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.