cajeput

or caj·a·put, caj·u·put

[ kaj-uh-puht, -poot ]

/ ˈkædʒ ə pət, -ˌpʊt /

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noun

a tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and New Guinea, having papery bark and yielding a greenish, aromatic oil (cajeput oil ) used in medicine and perfumes.

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Also called paperbark.

Origin of cajeput

<New Latin cajuputi<Dutch kajoe-poetih(-olie) <Malay kayu putih the cajeput tree (kayu white + putih tree)

Words nearby cajeput

caitiff, Caitlin, Caius, Cajal, Cajan, cajeput, cajeputol, cajole, cajolery, Cajun, cajuput

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How to use cajeput in a sentence

The bed is wide and gravelly, fringed with magnificent cajeput or paper-bark trees.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
Oil of cajeput, is prepared in the Moluccas, by distilling the dry leaves of the melaleuca leucadendron.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Oil of turpentine, four ounces; camphor, six drachms; oil of cajeput, two drachms.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
The Indian furnishes himself with cups and vessels of all sorts from the cuieira-tree (Crescentia cajeput).
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston

Provence oil adulterated with sunflower oil and mixed with very small traces of camphor and cajeput, sassafras, and rosemary oils.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for cajeput

cajeput

/ (ˈkædʒəˌpʊt) /

noun

a variant spelling of cajuput

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