'Eucalyptus piperita' definitions:
Definition of 'Eucalyptus piperita'
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- Stringy \String"y\, a.
- 1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely. [1913 Webster]
- Stringy bark (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as {Eucalyptus amygdalina}, Eucalyptus obliqua, {Eucalyptus capitellata}, Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, {Eucalyptus piperita}, Eucalyptus pilularis, & {Eucalyptus tetradonta}), which have a fibrous bark used by the aborigines for making cordage and cloth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eucalyptus piperita'
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- Peppermint \Pep"per*mint\, n. [Pepper + mint.]
- 1. (Bot.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (Mentha piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint. [1913 Webster]
- Peppermint camphor. (Chem.) Same as Menthol.
- Peppermint tree (Bot.), a name given to several Australian species of gum tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina, {Eucalyptus piperita}, E. odorata, etc.) which have hard and durable wood, and yield an essential oil. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eucalyptus piperita'
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- Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. gomma.]
- 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log. [Southern U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under Black, Blue, etc.
- Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
- Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
- Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
- Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia. East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange family which bears the elephant apple.
- Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning and in precipitating indigo.
- Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
- Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
- Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
- Gum elemi. See Elemi.
- Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
- Gum kino. See under Kino.
- Gum lac. See Lac.
- Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental species of Cistus or rock rose.
- Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae], Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
- Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and mixing other ingredients.
- Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
- Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
- Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees (Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the Senegal country, West Africa.
- Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
- Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
- Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales. [1913 Webster]