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
Example sentences from the Web for cajuput
Cajuput Oil, copper, camphor dissolved in oil of rosemary, and coloured with copper as a substitute.
It probably has no advantage over the official oil of cajuput, while in the form of Gomenol it costs about four times as much.
British Dictionary definitions for cajuput (1 of 2)
cajuput
cajeput
/ (ˈkædʒəˌpʊt) /
noun
a small myrtaceous tree or shrub, Melaleuca leucadendron, native to the East Indies and Australia, with whitish flowers and leaves
a green aromatic oil derived from this tree, used to treat skin diseases
a lauraceous tree, Umbellularia californica, whose aromatic leaves are used in medicine
Word Origin for cajuput
C18: from Malay
kayu puteh, from
kayu wood +
puteh white