cajeput tree

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• Cajeput Tree — is the common name used for certain members of the genus Melaleuca , native to Australia. Primarily it refers to M. leucadendra , M. linariifolia , M. viridflora and M. quinquenervia . The cajeput trees are the source of cajeput oil, an essential …   Wikipedia

• Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …   Universalium

• cajeput — /kaj euh peuht, poot /, n. a tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and New Guinea, having papery bark and yielding a greenish, aromatic oil (cajeput oil) used in medicine and perfumes. Also, cajaput, cajuput.… …   Universalium

• tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …   Universalium

• cajeput — noun Etymology: ultimately from Malay kayu putih, from kayu wood, tree + putih white Date: 1822 an Australian and southeast Asian tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia syn. M. leucadendron) of the myrtle family that yields a pungent medicinal oil and has …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cajeput — caj·e·put also caj·u·put kaj ə pət, .pu̇t n an Australian and southeast Asian tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia syn. M. leucadendron) of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that yields a pungent medicinal oil and has been introduced into Florida called… …   Medical dictionary

• cajeput — caj•e•put [[t]ˈkædʒ ə pət, ˌpʊt[/t]] n. pln pha an Australasian tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, of the myrtle family, with papery bark, yielding an aromatic oil used in medicines and perfumes • Etymology: < NL cajuputi < D kajoe poetih( olie) …   From formal English to slang

• cajeput oil, cajuput oil — A volatile oil distilled from the fresh leaves of Cajuputi viridiflora, a tree of tropical Asia and Australia; a stimulant, counterirritant, and expectorant …   Medical dictionary

• cajeput — n. small Australian tree or shrub …   English contemporary dictionary

• paperbark tree — ▪ plant       any of several small trees belonging to the genus Melaleuca, in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), characterized by their whitish papery bark. They are native to Australia and nearby islands.       Melaleuca quinquenervia, also called… …   Universalium

• punk tree — noun Etymology: punk (I) : cajeput 1 …   Useful english dictionary