Câj'e-put, n.

[Of Malayan origin, from kâyu, tree, and pûtil, white.] An essential oil from the East Indies, obtained from the leaves of two species of Melaleuca, (M. leucodendron, and M. cajeputi). It has a strong, fragrant smell, like camphor, a pungent and aromatic taste, and possesses stimulant properties. Dunglison.