Eucalypt

Origin

From the genus name Eucalyptus

Full definition of eucalypt

Noun

1. Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus
• 2009, January 31, David McMahon, My brush with flames, I know each is caused by the fire accelerating rapidly up the valley, consuming everything in its path and travelling swiftly up to the crowns of the tall gums and eucalypts.