peppermint tree
(chiefly, AU) Any of several species of eucalypt which yield an essential oil that smells of peppermint, especially a member of the stringybark group.
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(chiefly, AU) Any of several species of eucalypt which yield an essential oil that smells of peppermint, especially a member of the stringybark group.
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(chiefly, AU) A tree of the family bearing leaves that smell of peppermint, especially , , often colloquially called a peppy.
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