eucalyptus
/ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/
eucalyptus noun: any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
Noun
eucalyptus (plural eucalypti or eucalyptuses)
- Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
- Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae, especially of the genera Corymbia and Angophora formerly classified in the Eucalyptus genus.
- I got a few more of these at the blossoms of the Eucalypti, and also the allied species Trichoglossus iris, and a few other small but interesting birds.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170
- A greenish colour, like that of eucalyptus leaves.
eucalyptus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
eucalyptus in Hindi
- any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- नीलगिरी nīlgirī
eucalyptus in Tamil
- தைல மரம், இயூக்கலித்தசு, யூக்காலிப்ட்டஸ், தலைமரம், யூக்கலிப்டஸ் மரம், நீலகிரித்தைலமரம்
eucalyptus in Marathi
- any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- निलगिरी nilgirī
eucalyptus in Bengali
- any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- ইউক্যালিপটাস iukkalipoṭaś
More languagesFewer languages
- eucalyptus in Telugu
- యూకలిప్టస్ yūkalipṭas
- eucalyptus in Malayalam
- യൂക്കാലിപ്റ്റസ് yūkkālipṟṟasŭ
- eucalyptus in Kannada
- ನೀಲಗಿರಿ nīlagiri
- eucalyptus in Gujarati
- નીલગિરી nīlgirī
- eucalyptus in Tagalog
- eukaliptus
- eucalyptus in Arabic
- أُوكَالِبْتُوس ʔūkālibtūs, يُوكَالِيبْتُوس yūkālībtūs
- eucalyptus in Indonesian
- eukaliptus
- eucalyptus in Persian
- اکالیپتوس
- eucalyptus in Thai
- ยูคาลิปตัส yoo-kaa-líp-dtàt
- eucalyptus in Vietnamese
- bạch đàn
- eucalyptus in Myanmar
- ယူကလစ်တပ်ပင် yuka.lactappang
Synonyms of eucalyptus
Forms of eucalyptus
| plural | eucalypti |
|---|---|
| plural | eucalyptuses |
Origin of eucalyptus
Borrowed from French eucalyptus.
Words formed from eucalyptus
Phrases with eucalyptus
Questions about eucalyptus
- What does eucalyptus mean?
- Eucalyptus means any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
- What is eucalyptus in Hindi?
- Eucalyptus in Hindi is नीलगिरी (nīlgirī). See Eucalyptus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is eucalyptus?
- Eucalyptus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce eucalyptus?
- Eucalyptus is pronounced /ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/.
- What is the plural of eucalyptus?
- The plural of eucalyptus is eucalypti.
Words near eucalyptus in the dictionary
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