Definitions for eucalyptus globulus
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blue gum, fever tree, Eucalyptus globulus(noun)
tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
The Tasmanian Blue Gum, Southern Blue Gum or Blue Gum, is an evergreen tree, one of the most widely cultivated trees native to Australia. They typically grow from 30 to 55 m tall. The tallest currently known specimen in Tasmania is 90.7 m tall. There are historical claims of even taller trees, the tallest being 101 m. The natural distribution of the species includes Tasmania and southern Victoria. There are also isolated occurrences on King Island and Flinders Island in Bass Strait and on the summit of the You Yangs near Geelong. There are naturalized non-native occurrences in southern Europe, southern Africa, New Zealand, western United States, Hawaii and Macaronesia, Caucasus. The d'Entrecasteaux expedition made immediate use of the species when they discovered it, the timber was used to improve their oared boats. The Tasmanian Blue Gum was proclaimed as the floral emblem of Tasmania on 27 November 1962. The species name is from the Latin globulus, a little button, referring to the shape of the operculum.
The numerical value of eucalyptus globulus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
The numerical value of eucalyptus globulus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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