HyperDic: eucalypt

English > 1 sense of the word eucalypt:
NOUNplanteucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus treea tree of the genus Eucalyptus
English > eucalypt: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
Synonymseucalyptus, eucalyptus tree
Member ofgenus Eucalyptustall trees native to the Australian region
Narroweralpine ash, mountain oak, Eucalyptus delegatensistall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood
blue gum, fever tree, Eucalyptus globulustall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil
flooded gumAny of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil
lemon-scented gum, Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus maculata citriodoraSimilar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves
malleeAny of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
manna gum, Eucalyptus viminalistall tree yielding a false manna
mountain ash, Eucalyptus regnansTree having wood similar to the alpine ash
mountain swamp gum, Eucalyptus camphoramedium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
red gum, peppermint, peppermint gum, Eucalyptus amygdalinaRed gum tree of Tasmania
red gum, marri, Eucalyptus calophyllaVery large red gum tree
river red gum, river gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus rostrataSomewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers
smoothbarkAny of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk
snow gum, ghost gum, white ash, Eucalyptus coriacea, Eucalyptus pauciflorasmall to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
spotted gum, Eucalyptus maculatalarge gum tree with mottled bark
stringybarkAny of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark
swamp gum, Eucalypt ovatamedium-sized tree of southern Australia
white mountain ash, Eucalyptus fraxinoideslarge tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above
Broadergum tree, gumAny of various trees of the genera ... / genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
Substanceseucalyptuswood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
Spanisheucalipto, eucaliptus, eucalyptus
Catalaneucaliptus

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