"melaleuca" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛləˈluːkə/ [US] Forms: melaleucas [plural]
Etymology: From genus name, translingual Melaleuca. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Melaleuca}} translingual Melaleuca Head templates: {{en-noun}} melaleuca (plural melaleucas)
  1. (botany) Any member of the genus Melaleuca of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family. Wikipedia link: melaleuca Categories (topical): Botany Translations (any member of the genus Melaleuca): 千層樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 千层树 (qiāncéngshù) (Chinese Mandarin), kaarnamyrtti (Finnish), melaleuca [masculine] (French), melaleuca [feminine] (Italian), ча́йное де́рево (čájnoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), мелале́ука (melaléuka) [feminine] (Russian), tràm (Vietnamese)

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