cajeput

or caj·a·put, caj·u·put

[ kaj-uh-puh t, -poo t ]
/ ˈkædʒ ə pət, -ˌpʊt /

noun

a tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and New Guinea, having papery bark and yielding a greenish, aromatic oil (cajeput oil) used in medicine and perfumes.
Also called paperbark.

Origin of cajeput

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

Words nearby cajeput

caitiff, caitlin, caius, cajal, cajan, cajeput, cajeputol, cajole, cajolery, cajun, cajuput

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British Dictionary definitions for cajeput

cajeput
/ (ˈkædʒəˌpʊt) /

noun

a variant spelling of cajuput