Meanings
nouneucalyptus (plural eucalypti or eucalyptuses)
plural eucalypti · plural eucalyptuses
- Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
- broadlyAny tree of the tribe Eucalypteae, especially of the genera Corymbia and Angophora formerly classified in the Eucalyptus genus.
I got a few more of these at the blossoms of the Eucalypti, and also the allied species Trichoglossus iris, and a few other small but interesting birds.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170 - A greenish colour, like that of eucalyptus leaves.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
- Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
- Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
- Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
- Ancient Greekεὐ- (eu-)
- Ancient Greekκαλύπτω (kalúptō)
- Ancient Greekκαλυπτός (kaluptós)
- taxonomic nameEucalyptu
- Frencheucalyptus
- Englisheucalyptus
Borrowed from French eucalyptus.
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Afrikaans bloekom
- bloekomany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Arabic أُوكَالِبْتُوس, يُوكَالِيبْتُوس
- أُوكَالِبْتُوس (ʔūkālibtūs)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- يُوكَالِيبْتُوس (yūkālībtūs)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Bengali ইউক্যালিপটাস
- ইউক্যালিপটাস (iukkalipoṭaś)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Bulgarian евкали́пт
- евкали́пт (evkalípt)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Catalan eucaliptus
- eucaliptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Chinese Cantonese 桉樹 /桉树
- 桉樹 /桉树 (on¹ syu⁶)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Chinese Mandarin 桉樹 /桉树
- 桉樹 /桉树 (ānshù)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Czech blahovičník, eukalyptus
- blahovičníkany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Danish eukalyptus
- eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Dutch eucalyptus
- eucalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Esperanto eŭkalipto
- eŭkaliptoany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Estonian eukalüpt
- eukalüptany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Finnish eukalyptus
- eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
French eucalyptus, eucalypte
- eucalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- eucalypteany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
German Eukalyptus
- Eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Greek ευκάλυπτος
- ευκάλυπτος (efkályptos)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Hebrew אֵקָלִיפְּטוּס
- אֵקָלִיפְּטוּס (ekaliptus)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Hindi नीलगिरी
- नीलगिरी (nīlgirī)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Hungarian eukaliptusz
- eukaliptuszany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Icelandic tröllatré, ilmviður
- tröllatréany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- ilmviðurany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Indonesian eukaliptus
- eukaliptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Irish eocalaip
- eocalaipany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Italian eucalipto, eucalitto
- eucaliptoany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- eucalittoany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Japanese ユーカリ
- ユーカリ (yūkari)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Korean 유칼리나무
- 유칼리나무 (yukallinamu)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Latin eucalyptus
- eucalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Latvian eikalipti
- eikaliptiany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Lithuanian eukaliptas
- eukaliptasany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Māori purukamu
- purukamuany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Norwegian Bokmål eukalyptus
- eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Persian اکالیپتوس
- اکالیپتوسany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Polish eukaliptus
- eukaliptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Portuguese eucalipto
- eucaliptoany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Romanian eucalipt
- eucaliptany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Russian эвкали́пт
- эвкали́пт (evkalípt)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Slovak eukalyptus, blahovičník
- eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- blahovičníkany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Spanish eucalipto
- eucaliptoany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Swahili mkalitusi
- mkalitusiany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Swedish eukalyptus, gummiträd
- eukalyptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
- gummiträdany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Tagalog eukaliptus
- eukaliptusany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Thai ยูคาลิปตัส
- ยูคาลิปตัส (yoo-kaa-líp-dtàt)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Turkish okaliptüs
- okaliptüsany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Ukrainian евкалі́пт
- евкалі́пт (evkalípt)any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Vietnamese bạch đàn
- bạch đànany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Welsh ewcalyptws
- ewcalyptwsany of many trees of genus Eucalyptus
Cite this entry
APA
eucalyptus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucalyptus
MLA
“eucalyptus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucalyptus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eucalyptus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucalyptus.
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