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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Eucalyptus

/yo͞okˌ-əl-ĭp'-təs/ · Eu·ca·lyp·tus · IPA /ˌjuː.kəˈlɪp.təs/
01 n. A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the…
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    A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California Sequoia.(Bot.)