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Definitions: Eucalyptus |
EucalyptusNoun1. Wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber. 2. A tree of the genus Eucalyptus. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "eucalyptus" was first used: 1788. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Botanical | Spp. "Eucalyptus" "pale-piwa" (references) |
Health | A genus of Australian trees of the Myrtaceae family that yields gums, oils, and resins which are used as flavoring agents, astringents, and aromatics, and formerly to treat diarrhea, asthma, bronchitis, and respiratory tract infections. (references) |
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Synonyms: EucalyptusSynonyms: eucalypt (n), eucalyptus tree (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: eucalypt (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Allan Nevins (right) and Henry Steele Commager, full-length portraits, sitting in lawn chairs beneath a eucalyptus tree.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The grain fields golden in the morning, and the willow lines, the eucalyptus trees in rows. |
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Health | Less common etiologic agent, C. neoformans var. gattii has been isolated from eucalyptus trees in tropical and sub-tropical regions. (references) | |
Economic History | Brazil | They consist primarily of eucalyptus and pinus, which are constantly being replaced. (references) |
Colombia | In addition, all regions yield forest products, ranging from tropical hardwoods in the hot country to pine and eucalyptus in the colder areas. (references) | |
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| "Eucalyptus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Eucalyptus" is used about 78 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 78 | 37,656 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "eucalyptus": Eucalyptus amygdalina ♦ eucalyptus calophylla ♦ eucalyptus camaldulensis ♦ eucalyptus camphora ♦ eucalyptus citriodora ♦ eucalyptus coriacea ♦ eucalyptus delegatensis ♦ Eucalyptus dumosa ♦ eucalyptus fraxinoides ♦ Eucalyptus globulus ♦ Eucalyptus Gracilis ♦ eucalyptus gum ♦ eucalyptus kino ♦ Eucalyptus longifolia ♦ eucalyptus maculata ♦ eucalyptus maculata citriodora ♦ Eucalyptus marginata ♦ Eucalyptus marginatus ♦ eucalyptus oil ♦ eucalyptus pauciflora ♦ Eucalyptus piluralis ♦ Eucalyptus piperita ♦ eucalyptus regnans ♦ eucalyptus rostrata ♦ Eucalyptus Sideroxylon ♦ eucalyptus tree ♦ eucalyptus viminalis ♦ genus Eucalyptus ♦ longbeak eucalyptus. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "eucalyptus": eucalyptus-scented. | |
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| Language | Translations for "eucalyptus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | eukalipt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | أوكالبتوس شجر طبى, شجرة الكينا. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | евкалиптово масло, евкалипт (gum, gum tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 玉 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | eukalypt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | eukalyptus (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree), eucalyptus (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | eucalyptus (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree), gomboom (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | punaeukalyptus (Australian kino, longbeak eucalyptus, red gum, river red gum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | eucalyptus (eucalypt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | eukalyptus (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευκάλυπτος (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | איקליפטוס, אקליפטוס. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | eukaliptusz. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | eucalipto (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ヤ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "yu", you, you-ism, Yucar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ユーカリ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | eucalyptus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eucalyptusay eucalipto (Australian gum tree, bastard box, blue gum, eucalypt, eucalyptus oil, gum tree), étimo. (various references) eucalipt (fever-tree, gum tree). (various references) эвкалипт (gum tree). (various references) mopulokomo. (various references) eukaliptus (gum tree). (various references) mupuranga (eucalyptus tree). (various references) eucalipto (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references) eukalyptus, eucalyptus. (various references) ต้นยูคาลิปตัส. (various references) okaliptüs. (various references) евкаліпт (gum tree). (various references) dầu khuynh diệp (eucalyptus oil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | eu-. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus spp.. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "eucalyptus": eucalyptuses. (additional references) | |
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"Eucalyptus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eucaliptus, eucalpyptus, eucalyptis, eucalytus, euchalyptus, eucolyptus, eukaliptus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "eucalyptus" (pronounced yuw'kuli"ptus) |
| 3 | -t u s | apparatus, apprentice, armistice, arthritis, asbestos, berettas, bronchitis, cactus, calamitous, circuitous, countess, detritus, duplicitous, emeritus, encephalitis, felicitous, fetus, fortuitous, gastritis, glottis, gratis, gratuitous, gravitas, hepatitis, hiatus, hostess, impetus, injustice, justice, laryngitis, lattice, lettuce, Lotus, malpractice, margaritas, mastoiditis, meningitis, momentous, notice, osteoarthritis, portentous, poultice, precipitous, priestess, prophetess, prospectus, riotous, robustas, serendipitous, situs, solicitous, status, Stratus, tortoise, treatise, ubiquitous. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-p-s-t-u-u-y" | |
-1 letter: eucalypts. | |
-2 letters: cupulate, eucalypt. | |
-3 letters: acetyls, aculeus, acutely, caplets, capsule, clypeus, cupulae, cupules, cuspate, cypsela, ectypal, eustacy, placets, pluteus, pulsate, pustule, scaleup, specula, sulcate, teacups, upscale. | |
-4 letters: acetyl, acutes, aspect, caplet, castle, catsup, caules, causey, cayuse, claspt, clause, cleats, cuesta, culets, culpae, cultus, cupels, cupula, cupule, cutely, cutesy, cuteys, cutlas, cutups, eclats, epacts, layups. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-p-s-t-u-u-y" | |
+2 letters: eucalyptuses. | |
+4 letters: euphuistically, percutaneously. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 75 63 61 6C 79 70 74 75 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110101 01100011 01100001 01101100 01111001 01110000 01110100 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E u c a l y p t u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0075 0063 0061 006C 0079 0070 0074 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39876967789182868785 |
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