eucalyptus
pronunciation
How to pronounce eucalyptus in British English:
UK [ˌju:kəˈlɪptəs]
How to pronounce eucalyptus in American English:
US [ˌjukəˈlɪptəs]
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- Noun:
- wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
- a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
Word Origin
- eucalyptus
- eucalyptus: [19] Europeans first encountered eucalyptus trees in Australia at the end of the 18th century. The French botanist Charles Louis l’Héritier based its Latin name, which he coined in 1788, on the fact that its flower buds have a characteristic conical cover (the Greek prefix eumeans ‘well’ and Greek kaluptós means ‘covered’).
- eucalyptus (n.)
- evergreen genus of Australia, 1789, from Modern Latin, coined 1788 by French botanist Charles Louis L'héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800) from Greek eu "well" (see eu-) + kalyptos "covered" (see Calypso); so called for the covering on the bud.
Example
- 1. The birds rustled in the eucalyptus trees .
- 2. One eucalyptus is now 50 foot tall .
- 3. Many popular aromatherapy treatments come from peppermint , lavender , and eucalyptus .
- 4. Galicia in north-west spain , which is similarly rainy , has been filled with pine and eucalyptus trees .
- 5. Sophie conran , scion of the design dynasty , uses holly and ivy with berries , eucalyptus and pine cones to decorate her home .