eu·ca·lyp·tus

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• eu|ca|lyp|tus — «YOO kuh LIHP tuhs», noun, plural tus|es, ti « ty». any one of a group of very tall evergreen trees that grow mainly in Australia and neighboring islands, such as the blue gum; gum tree. Many species are valued for their hard timber and for their …   Useful english dictionary

• lyp — aca·lyp·te·rae; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; apoc·a·lyp·tist; ca·lyp·ter; ca·lyp·te·rae; ca·lyp·to·blas·tea; ca·lyp·to·blas·tic; ca·lyp·to·pis; ca·lyp·to·rhyn·chus; ca·lyp·tra; ca·lyp·tro·gen; eu·ca·lyp·tog·ra·phy; eu·ca·lyp·tol; po·lyp·a·rous;… …   English syllables

• tus — abor·tus; ac·a·this·tus; ac·cen·tus; ac·tus; ad·i·tus; ad·vo·ca·tus; a·e·tus; af·fla·tus; ag·nos·tus; al·ber·tus·ta·ler; al·tus; am·bi·tus; an·te·na·tus; ao·tus; ap·lo·di·no·tus; ap·pa·ra·tus; aq·uae·duc·tus; aq·uae·haus·tus; ar·bu·tus;… …   English syllables

• eucalyptus — eu·ca·lyp·tus …   English syllables

• ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

• EU — EU; Eu; eu·arc·tos; eu·as·ca·les; eu·ascomycetes; eu·as·co·my·cet·i·dae; eu·ascomycetous; eu·aster; eu·bacteria; eu·bac·te·ri·a·les; eu·bacterium; eu·ba·sid·i·ae; eu·ba·sid·ii; eu·bo·ic; eu·branchipus; eu·bryales; eu·caine; eu·cai·rite;… …   English syllables

• eucalyptus — The dried leaves of E. globulus (family Myrtaceae), the blue gum or Australian fever tree. e. oil the volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh leaf of E. globulus or some other species of E.; contains not less than 70% of eucalyptol; used …   Medical dictionary

• eucalyptus — eu•ca•lyp•tus [[t]ˌyu kəˈlɪp təs[/t]] n. pl. ti( tī), tus•es. pln any tree of the genus Eucalyptus, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent islands, having aromatic evergreen leaves • Etymology: 1800–10; < NL < Gk eu eu… …   From formal English to slang

• Eukalyptus — Eu·ka·lyp·tus der; , Eu·ka·lyp·ten; ein Baum (besonders in Australien), dessen Blätter ein besonderes, ätherisches Öl enthalten || K : Eukalyptusbonbon, Eukalyptusöl …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

• E amygdalina — Eucalyptus Eu ca*lyp tus, n. [NL., from Gr. e y^ well, good + ? covered. The buds of Eucalyptus have a hemispherical or conical covering, which falls off at anthesis.] (Bot.) A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English