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אקליפטוס

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אֵקָלִיפְּטוּס (ekaliptusm (plural indefinite אֵקָלִיפְּטוּסִים)

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