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A volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra.
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Cajuput oil — Cajeput oil is a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra, and probably other Melaleuca species. The trees yielding the oil are found throughout the Malay archipelago, the Malay Peninsula… … Wikipedia
cajuput oil — noun see cajeput oil … Useful english dictionary
cajeput oil, cajuput oil — A volatile oil distilled from the fresh leaves of Cajuputi viridiflora, a tree of tropical Asia and Australia; a stimulant, counterirritant, and expectorant … Medical dictionary
cajuput — [ kadʒəpʌt] (also cajeput) noun 1》 an aromatic medicinal oil resembling eucalyptus oil, obtained from an Australasian tree with papery bark. 2》 the tree from which cajuput oil is obtained. [Melaleuca cajuputi.] Origin C18: from Malay kayu putih,… … English new terms dictionary
Cajuput — Caj u*put, n. [Of Malayan origin; k[=a]yu tree + p[=u]tih white.] (Med.) A highly stimulating volatile inflammable oil, distilled from the leaves of an East Indian tree ({Melaleuca cajuputi}, etc.) It is greenish in color and has a camphoraceous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cajuput — [kaj′ə pət] n. 〚Malay kāyūputīh < kāyū, tree + putīh, white〛 an Australian tree (Melaleuca leucadendra) of the myrtle family, with whitish flowers and thick bark, often grown in the extreme S U.S.: its aromatic oil is used in medicine * * * … Universalium
cajuput — [kaj′ə pət] n. [Malay kāyūputīh < kāyū, tree + putīh, white] an Australian tree (Melaleuca leucadendra) of the myrtle family, with whitish flowers and thick bark, often grown in the extreme S U.S.: its aromatic oil is used in medicine … English World dictionary
cajuput — n. plant which yields a greenish aromatic oil and is used in perfumes and medicines (native to Australia and New Guinea); oil distilled from the leaves of the cajuput tree … English contemporary dictionary
cajuput — /ˈkædʒəpʊt / (say kajuhpoot) noun 1. a small tree, Melaleuca cajuputi, found from south eastern Asia to northern Australia. 2. a green oil having a distinctive smell, distilled from the leaves of this tree, used as a stimulant, antispasmodic, and …
cajeput oil — or cajuput oil n a pungent essential oil obtained from plants of the genus Melaleuca and esp. cajeput and used chiefly as a local application in skin disease and as a stimulating expectorant * * * a volatile oil from the fresh leaves and twigs of … Medical dictionary
