Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: eucalyptus
IPA transcription: [j,ukəl'ɪptəs]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus_tree
    Meaning: a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
  • Synonyms: eucalyptus
    Meaning: wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
Usage examples
  • The eucalyptus is an Australian tree, with narrow straight-hanging leaves, and its rapid growth makes it useful for firewood.
  • Billy liked it, perhaps, for association's sake, for we had ridden through the eucalyptus at his home in northern California.
  • It was a surprise to find so many feathered folks living in the eucalyptus, and I took a personal interest in each one of the inhabitants.
  • My eucalyptus or blue gum grove was down near the big sycamore, and opposite the bare knoll where Romulus and the burrowing owls had their nightly battles.
  • In the photograph of a eucalyptus avenue near Los Angeles, the row of trees on the right have been cut near the ground and the branching trunks are the consequence.