אקליפטוס

Hebrew

Etymology

  • Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Eucalyptus.

    Pronunciation

    • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ekaˈliptus/
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    Noun

    אֵקָלִיפְּטוּס • (ekalíptus) m (plural indefinite אֵקָלִיפְּטוּסִים)

    1. eucalyptus (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus)
      • 1961, Naomi Shemer, “חֹרְשָׁת הָאֵקָלִיפְּטוּס [The Eucalyptus Grove]”, Kvutzat Kinneret:
        חֹרְשָׁת הָאֵקָלִיפְּטוּס, הַגֶּשֶׁר, הַסִּירָה, / וְרֵיחַ הַמַּלּוּחַ עַל הַמַּיִם.
        Ḥorshát ha-eqalíptus, ha-gésher, ha-sirá / v-réaḥ ha-malúaḥ al ha-máyim.
        The eucalyptus grove, the bridge, the boat / and the salt smell on the water.
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