| eucalypt | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree | a tree of the genus Eucalyptus. |
| ~ gum tree, gum | any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum. |
| ~ genus eucalyptus | tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves. |
| ~ eucalyptus | wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber. |
| ~ flooded gum | any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil. |
| ~ mallee | any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts. |
| ~ stringybark | any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark. |
| ~ smoothbark | any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk. |
| ~ eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint gum, peppermint, red gum | red gum tree of Tasmania. |
| ~ eucalyptus calophylla, marri, red gum | very large red gum tree. |
| ~ eucalyptus camaldulensis, eucalyptus rostrata, river gum, river red gum | somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction. |
| ~ eucalyptus camphora, mountain swamp gum | medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria. |
| ~ eucalyptus coriacea, eucalyptus pauciflora, ghost gum, snow gum, white ash | small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips. |
| ~ alpine ash, eucalyptus delegatensis, mountain oak | tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood. |
| ~ eucalyptus fraxinoides, white mountain ash | large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes. |
| ~ blue gum, eucalyptus globulus, fever tree | tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish. |
| ~ eucalypt ovata, swamp gum | medium-sized tree of southern Australia. |
| ~ eucalyptus maculata, spotted gum | large gum tree with mottled bark. |
| ~ eucalyptus citriodora, eucalyptus maculata citriodora, lemon-scented gum | similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves. |
| ~ eucalyptus regnans, mountain ash | tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world. |
| ~ eucalyptus viminalis, manna gum | tall tree yielding a false manna. |
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