melaleuca
noun
mel·a·leu·ca
ˌme-lə-ˈl(y)ü-kə 
: any of a genus (Melaleuca) of Australian and southeast Asian trees and shrubs of the myrtle family
especially
: cajeput
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melaleuca
noun
mel·a·leu·ca
ˌmel-ə-ˈl(y)ü-kə
1
capitalized
: a genus of Australian and southeast Asian trees and shrubs of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that includes the cajeput (M. leucadendron)
2
: any tree or shrub of the genus Melaleuca
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