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

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cajeput

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 Barkham Burroughs

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

The history of cajeput oil during the last few months, offers a curious illustration of the effect of opinion upon price.

From On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Charles Babbage