cajuput

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cajuput - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cajuput \Caj"u*put\, n. [Of Malayan origin; k[=a]yu tree +
     p[=u]tih white.] (Med.)
     A highly stimulating volatile inflammable oil, distilled from
     the leaves of an East Indian tree (Melaleuca cajuputi,
     etc.) It is greenish in color and has a camphoraceous odor
     and pungent taste.
     [1913 Webster]