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Webster 1913 Edition


Cajeput

Caj′e-put

,
Noun.
See
Cajuput
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cajeput

CAJEPUT

,
Noun.
An oil from the East Indies, resembling that of cardamoms, obtained from the Melaleuca leucodendron.

Definition 2024


cajeput

cajeput

English

Noun

cajeput (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of cajuput

French

Etymology

Malay kayu putih ("white wood").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʒə.pyt/

Noun

cajeput m (plural cajeputs)

  1. (botany) cajuput, a tree (Melaleuca leucadendra or Melaleuca cajuputi) of Australia and southeast Asia.