Eucalyptus

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There’s a tree that is known for its malaria healing effects, its water consuming roots that help dry out marshes and its mosquito repellent scent.It’s native to Australia and it wasn’t brought to Greece until 1862 by the botanist Theodore Orfanides. Indigenous Australians have a different name for every species of this tree- which is around 700- but the settlers used the generic name gum tree. Until, French botanist Charles Louis L’Herritier de Brutelle used two Greek words to name it, based on the complete cover of the buds until their bloom. Ευ (ef) in Ancient Greek meant ‘well/good’ and καλύπτω (calepto) still means ‘I cover’ so a tree that has well covered buds is an ΕΥΚΑΛΥΠΤΟΣ/EUCALYPTUS

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