cajuput
/ˈkædʒəpʊt/(亦作cajeput)
noun
1
- （亦作cajuput oil）[mass noun] an aromatic medicinal oil which is similar to eucalyptus oil, obtained from a tree of the myrtle family玉树油。
2
- a chiefly Australasian tree related to the bottlebrushes, having papery bark and yielding an aromatic oil白千层。亦称PAPERBARK.
2.1
- Genus Melaleuca, family Myrtaceae: M. cajuputi, which produces cajuput oil, and M. quinquenervia.白千层属, 桃金娘科：产玉树油的白千层及五脉白千层。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Malay kayu putih, literally 'white tree'.