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melaleuca.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmɛləˈluːkə/US
  1. Any member of the genus Melaleuca of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Translingual Melaleucabor. English melaleuca Borrowed from Translingual Melaleuca.

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