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桉 is a phonosemantic compound: the wood radical 木 (mù) categorizes it among trees and wooden objects, while 安 (ān) supplies the sound. Historically, it served as a variant of 案 (àn), which denotes a wooden table, desk, or formal legal case. Today, the character has been repurposed as the standard botanical term for the eucalyptus tree, a genus of flowering trees native to Australia. This modern sense now predominates, rendering its earlier furniture-related meaning largely obsolete.
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