Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
cajeput .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
cajuput oil
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Examples
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The name cajuput is derived from the native _Kayuputi_ or white wood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The leaves, being fermented, are distilled, and yield an oil known as cajuput or cajeput oil, which is green, and has a strong aromatic odor.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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A product called tiger Balm, which was originally developed in Myanmar and contains ingredients such as camphor, menthol, cajuput oil, and clove oil—has been shown to soothe muscular aches and pain, in part by chemically heating the area.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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A product called tiger Balm, which was originally developed in Myanmar and contains ingredients such as camphor, menthol, cajuput oil, and clove oil—has been shown to soothe muscular aches and pain, in part by chemically heating the area.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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Take croton oil, aqua ammonia, f. f.f; oil of cajuput, oil of origanum, in equal parts.
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses P. R. Kincaid
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They are as fond of cajuput-oil as cats are of valeriana.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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Along the road were forests of _melalevca leucodendron, _ of the family of _myrtaceae, _ from which the famous cajuput-oil is obtained.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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a strike among; outfit of travelling; engaged in gathering rattan; head-hunting raids on; umbrellas carried by; not in Upper Mahakam region; use of cajuput oil by; at Pengaron; and Dayaks; house of; at Belimbing; in Negara; paint used by women; lower portions of great rivers populated by; influence of, on Kahayan and Kapuas Rivers; of Sembulo; influence of, shown in folk-tales; intelligence of;
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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