0 any of several types of tree, found especially in Australia, that produce an oil with a strong smell. Eucalyptus oil is used in medicine and industry: --
eucalyptus oil
If we plant maize and eucalyptus in dry areas, we should not then be surprised when damage by fire and drought is the result.
I would now like only to mention one crucial point, which is the danger represented by eucalyptus.
Imported wood pulp includes only small amounts from tropical countries, mainly from specially planted eucalyptus.
Eucalyptus blossom was also eaten (and digested) when available, but was less evident in the faecal samples examined (c. 3% of roost samples and 9% of samples from other sites).
Sun blue sky through the eucalyptus leaves.
To maintain their entitlements, these men planted permanent crops such as coffee and eucalyptus while their wives produced food on increasingly fragmented plots without the benefit of male labor.
Giant ferns, four to six metres high, form the undergrowth of the forest, the eucalyptus towering above them.
Eucalyptus species have great value for their form, evergreen foliage, floral show, and other horticultural qualities.