eucalyptus
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eu·ca·lyp·tus (yo̵̅o̅′kə lip′təs)
noun pl. eucalyptuses -·tuses or eucalypti -·ti′ (-tī′)
Etymology: ModL < eu- + Gr kalyptos, covered (from the covering of the buds) < kalyptein, to cover, conceal
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- plant: The eucalyptus planted over here is meant for charcoal.
Preposition: on
- top: Away from the house along the border is a tiny pine forest and there is also one eucalyptus on top of a small hill.
Adjective modifier
- lemon: If I smell lemon eucalyptus and mimosa I am right in that painting.
Modifies a noun
- globulus: Eucalyptus globulus - angular leaves denote the sharpness of glass.
Noun used with modifier
- warming: More... warming eucalyptus & ginger body scrub Turn up the heat for autumn as Molton Brown launches a potent new body treatment.
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