nounWord forms: plural-lyptuses, -lypti (-ˈlɪptaɪ) or -lypts
any myrtaceous tree of the mostly Australian genus Eucalyptus, such as the blue gum and ironbark, widely cultivated for the medicinal oil in their leaves (eucalyptus oil), timber, and ornament
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from eu- + Greek kaluptos covered, from kaluptein to cover, hide