Definitions for cajeput

cajeput caj·e·put

Spelling: [kaj-uh-puh t, -poo t]
IPA: /ˈkædʒ ə pət, -ˌpʊt/

Cajeput is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in cajeput (acejptu).

Definitions for cajeput

noun

  1. a tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and New Guinea, having papery bark and yielding a greenish, aromatic oil (cajeput oil) used in medicine and perfumes.

Origin of cajeput

New Latin cajuputi Dutch kajoe-poetih(-olie) Malay kayu putih the cajeput tree (kayu white + putih tree)

Examples for cajeput

The names which connect this tree with sassafras, spice and cajeput are based on odor and taste.

cajeput oil, in doses of 20 to 30 drops, every two or three hours.

Oil of turpentine, four ounces; camphor, six drachms; oil of cajeput, two drachms.

Oil of cajeput is a powerful antispasmodic and diffusible stimulant.

Oil of cajeput, is prepared in the Moluccas, by distilling the dry leaves of the melaleuca leucadendron.

Provence oil adulterated with sunflower oil and mixed with very small traces of camphor and cajeput, sassafras, and rosemary oils.

The Indian furnishes himself with cups and vessels of all sorts from the cuieira-tree (Crescentia cajeput).

Word Value for cajeput
Scrable

18

Words with friends

23

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