genus eucalyptus

1. 1.

   tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofMyrtaceae

Questions about genus eucalyptus

What does genus eucalyptus mean?

genus eucalyptus means "tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves".

Is genus eucalyptus a common word?

genus eucalyptus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.