cajuput oil

English

Etymology

From the Malay name of the tree, kayu putih (“white wood”).

Noun

cajuput oil (countable and uncountable, plural cajuput oils)

  1. A volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous tree Melaleuca leucadendra.
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