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melaleuca

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌmɛləˈluːkə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the genus Melaleuca of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Melaleuca.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 千層樹 /千层树 (qiāncéngshù) — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • Finnish: kaarnamyrtti — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • French: melaleuca — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • Italian: melaleuca — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • Japanese: メラルーカ (merarūka) — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • Russian: ча́йное де́рево (čájnoje dérevo) — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • Russian: мелале́ука (melaléuka) — any member of the genus Melaleuca
  • Vietnamese: tràm — any member of the genus Melaleuca