cajuput

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkadʒəpʌt/
(also cajeput)

noun

  • 1 (also cajuput oil) [mass noun] an aromatic medicinal oil obtained from a tree of the myrtle family.
  • 2a chiefly Australasian tree related to the bottlebrushes, with papery bark. Also called paperbark.
    • Genus Melaleuca, family Myrtaceae: M. cajuputi, which produces cajuput oil, and M. quinquenervia

Origin:

late 18th century: from Malay kayu putih, literally 'white tree'