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

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

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

The leaves, being fermented, are distilled, and yield an oil known as cajuput or cajeput oil, which is green, and has a strong aromatic odor.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

From the odorous leaves of the Arbor alba is extracted a portion of the aromatic cajeput oil.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.