Definition
cajeputs
noun
- Plural of cajeput; tropical trees of the myrtle family native to Southeast Asia, or the aromatic oil extracted from their leaves.
Usage: Also spelled 'cajuputs' or 'kajeput'; The oil is used in traditional medicine and aromatherapy
Examples
- The cajeputs grow abundantly in the swamps of Indonesia and Malaysia.
- Cajeput oil, derived from cajeputs, has been used for centuries in folk medicine.
- The leaves of cajeputs release a distinctive minty aroma when crushed.
- Traditional healers valued cajeputs for their supposed antiseptic properties.
- Several species of cajeputs are now cultivated in botanical gardens worldwide.