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caj·e·put | \ ˈka-jə-pət 
, -ˌpu̇t \
, -ˌpu̇t \variants:
or cajeput tree
Definition of cajeput
: an Australian and southeast Asian tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia synonym M. leucadendron) of the myrtle family that yields a pungent medicinal oil and has been introduced into Florida
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cajeput
nouncaj·e·put
variants:
also cajuput \ ˈkaj-ə-pət, -ˌpu̇t \
\Medical Definition of cajeput
: an Australian and southeast Asian tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia synonym M. leucadendron) of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that yields a pungent medicinal oil and has been introduced into Florida
— called also paperbark
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The first known use of cajeput was in 1794
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