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eucalyptus/ju:kəˈliptəs/n. (also 亦作 eucalypt) (pl. eucalyptuses, eucalypti /-tai/, or eucalypts) 1 any tree of the genus Eucalyptus, native to Australasia, many being cultivated for their timber, for the oil from their leaves, for gums and resins, or as ornamental trees 桉树 2 (in full 全称 eucalyptus oil) the oil from eucalyptus leaves used as an antiseptic etc. 桉树油(用作防腐剂等)[modern Latin, from EU- + Greek kaluptos ‘covered’ from kaluptō ‘to cover’, the unopened flower being protected by a cap] |