eucalypt
English
Etymology
Shortened form of the genus name Eucalyptus
Noun
eucalypt (plural eucalypts)
- Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- 2009 January 31, David McMahon, “My brush with flames”, in Herald Sun:
- I know each is caused by the fire accelerating rapidly up the valley, consuming everything in its path and travelling swiftly up to the crowns of the tall gums and eucalypts.
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- Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
References
Eucalypteae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eucalypteae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Eucalypteae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons