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cajuput oil

cajuput oil noun: a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra.

cajuput oil: a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra
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Noun

cajuput oil (countable and uncountable, plural cajuput oils)

  1. A volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra.

Forms of cajuput oil

pluralcajuput oils
alternative formcajeput oil

Origin of cajuput oil

From the Malay name of the tree, kayu putih (“white wood”).

Questions about cajuput oil

What does cajuput oil mean?
Cajuput oil means a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra.
What part of speech is cajuput oil?
Cajuput oil is a noun.
What is the plural of cajuput oil?
The plural of cajuput oil is cajuput oils.

Words near cajuput oil in the dictionary

  1. Cajun-Creole
  2. Cajun-Creoles
  3. Cajunness
  4. Cajuns
  5. cajuput
  6. cajuput oil
  7. cajuput oils
  8. cajuput tree
  9. cajuput trees
  10. cajuputene
  11. cajuputol

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