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Eucalyptus

Definitions: Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Noun

1. 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)

Specialty Definitions: Eucalyptus

DomainDefinitions

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Eucalyptus

Synonyms: eucalypt (n), eucalyptus tree (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: eucalypt (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology).

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Crosswords: Eucalyptus

English words defined with "eucalyptus": black gum, black mallee, black sally, Blue gum, Botany Bay kinoEucalyn, eucalypt, Eucalyptol, Eucalyptus amygdalina, Eucalyptus calophylla, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus camphora, Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus coriacea, Eucalyptus delegatensis, Eucalyptus dumosa, Eucalyptus fraxinoides, Eucalyptus Globulus, eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, Eucalyptus maculata, Eucalyptus maculata citriodora, eucalyptus oil, Eucalyptus pauciflora, Eucalyptus regnans, Eucalyptus rostrata, eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus viminalis, Eucalytus stellulataFlintwoodgenus Eucalyptus, gum, gum tree, Gum woodIronbark treeJarrahkangaroo bear, koala, koala bearMelitose, Myrtaceousnative bearPersian manna, Phascolarctos cinereusred gum, Red gum-treeStringy barkTasmanain cider treeVertical leaves. (references)
Specialty definitions using "eucalyptus": candle barklongbeak eucalyptus, Lyster processOwen process. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Eucalyptus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (eucalyptus), Manx (eucalyptus), Swedish (eucalyptus).

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Commercial Usage: Eucalyptus

DomainTitle

Books

  • A dance with the eucalyptus (reference)

  • Eucalyptus Fair: A Memoir in the Form of a Novel (reference)

  • Eucalyptus: The Genus Eucalyptus (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles) (reference)

  • India's Eucalyptus Craze: The God That Failed (reference)

  • Koala Country: A Story of an Australian Eucalyptus Forest (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Eucalyptus

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Photo Album: Eucalyptus

ThumbnailDescription & 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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Use in Literature: Eucalyptus

TitleAuthorQuote

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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Non-Fiction Usage: Eucalyptus

SubjectTopicQuote

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Eucalyptus

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%7837,656

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Eucalyptus

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.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "eucalyptus": eucalyptus-scented.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Eucalyptus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  eucalyptus

1,790

  eucalyptus seed

6

  eucalyptus oil

595

  care eucalyptus tree

6

  eucalyptus tree

105

  eucalyptus gunnii

6

  eucalyptus inhaler

62

  blue eucalyptus globulus gum tasmanian

6

  eucalyptus plant

30

  eucalyptus citriodora

6

  eucalyptus mulch

23

  australian eucalyptus oil

6

  eucalyptus globulus

20

  eucalyptus oil use

5

  eucalyptus wreath

13

  seeded eucalyptus

5

  candle eucalyptus

12

  baby blue eucalyptus

5

  eucalyptus picture

11

  eucalyptus furniture

5

  eucalyptus leaf

10

  preserved eucalyptus

4

  eucalyptus lotion

10

  deglupta eucalyptus

4

  eucalyptus tree picture

10

  eucalyptus stoneware

4

  eucalyptus camaldulensis

10

  eucalyptus pic

4

  silver dollar eucalyptus

9

  eucalyptus regnans

4

  eucalyptus cinerea

9

  eucalyptus photo tree

4

  growing eucalyptus

9

  eucalyptus saligna

4

  eucalyptus grandis

9

  eucalyptus sale tree

4

  eucalyptus wood

8

  repel lemon eucalyptus

4

  lemon eucalyptus

7

  dried eucalyptus

4
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Modern Translations: Eucalyptus

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 

  

. (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

   

Portuguese

  

eucalipto (Australian gum tree, bastard box, blue gum, eucalypt, eucalyptus oil, gum tree), étimo. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

eucalipt (fever-tree, gum tree). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

эвкалипт (gum tree). (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

mopulokomo. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

eukaliptus (gum tree). (various references)

   

Shona

  

mupuranga (eucalyptus tree). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

eucalipto (Australian gum tree, eucalypt, gum tree). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

eukalyptus, eucalyptus. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ต้นยูคาลิปตัส. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

okaliptüs. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

евкаліпт (gum tree). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

dầu khuynh diệp (eucalyptus oil). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Eucalyptus

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

eu-. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus spp.. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Eucalyptus

Derivations

Words beginning with "eucalyptus": eucalyptuses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"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).

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Rhyming with "Eucalyptus"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "eucalyptus" (pronounced yuw'kuli"ptus)
3-t u sapparatus, 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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Anagrams: Eucalyptus

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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Alternative Orthography: Eucalyptus


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 75 63 61 6C 79 70 74 75 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01110101 01100011 01100001 01101100 01111001 01110000 01110100 01110101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#117 &#99 &#97 &#108 &#121 &#112 &#116 &#117 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0075 0063 0061 006C 0079 0070 0074 0075 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39876967789182868785

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Orthography
18. Bibliography


  

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