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Eucalyptus amygdalina
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.
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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.
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Eucalyptus amygdalina
(gcide) | Stringy \String"y\, a.
1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous;
filamentous; as, a stringy root.
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2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous
substance; ropy; viscid; gluely.
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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.
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eucalyptus amygdalina
(wn) | Eucalyptus amygdalina
n 1: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: red gum, peppermint,
peppermint gum, Eucalyptus amygdalina] |
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