Eucalypt

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a tree of the genus Eucalyptus wordnet
  3. 3
    Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.

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eucalyptuseucalyptuseucalyptus tree

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"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."

Etymology

Shortened form of the genus name Eucalyptus.

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