cajeput

or caj·a·put, caj·u·put

[ kaj-uh-puht, -poot ]

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 cajeputoil used in medicine and perfumes.

cajeput

/ ˈkædʒəˌpʊt /

noun

1. See cajuput
   a variant spelling of cajuput

Word History and Origins

Origin of cajeput¹

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

Example Sentences

The bed is wide and gravelly, fringed with magnificent cajeput or paper-bark trees.

From Project Gutenberg

Oil of cajeput, is prepared in the Moluccas, by distilling the dry leaves of the melaleuca leucadendron.

From Project Gutenberg

Oil of turpentine, four ounces; camphor, six drachms; oil of cajeput, two drachms.

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The Indian furnishes himself with cups and vessels of all sorts from the cuieira-tree (Crescentia cajeput).

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Provence oil adulterated with sunflower oil and mixed with very small traces of camphor and cajeput, sassafras, and rosemary oils.

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