cajeput

American  

[kaj-uh-puht, -poot] / ˈkædʒ ə pət, -ˌpʊt /

Or cajaput,

noun

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

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cajeput British  

/ ˈkædʒəˌpʊt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of cajuput

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Etymology

Origin of cajeput

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

Example Sentences

For example, there have been suggestions that you should drink or inhale cajeput oil, a plant-derived oil usually used to treat skin irritations, to prevent coronavirus.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2021

The real terror of the Everglades is Australia's Melaleuca quinquenervia, also known as cajeput, punk tree and paperbark tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

In July of last year, 1831, cajeput oil was sold, exclusive of duty, at 7 d. per ounce.

From On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Babbage, Charles

The only important exports, however, are cajeput oil, a sudorific distilled from the leaves of the Melaleuca Cajuputi or white-wood tree; and timber.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

This tree is known in different localities by a variety of names, such as "spice-bush," "balm of heaven," "sassafras laurel," "cajeput," "California bay-tree," "California olive," "mountain laurel," and "California laurel."

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth