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   Mel·a·leu·ca

   /ˌmeləˈlo͞okə/

   

   noun

   • 1. an Australian shrub or tree bearing cylindrical spikes of flowers. Some kinds are a source of timber or medicinal oil.

   Word Origin modern Latin: from Greek melas ‘black’ + leukos ‘white’ (because of the fire-blackened white bark of some Asian species).

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • U

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

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