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===Related genera=== [[File:Tasmania logging 16 Styx a tree in danger.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|''Eucalyptus regnans'' exceeding {{Convert|80|m|ft}}, in an area of extensive logging, Tasmania]] ''Eucalyptus'' is one of three similar [[genera]] that are commonly referred to as "[[eucalypt]]s", the others being ''[[Corymbia]]'' and ''[[Angophora]]''. Many species, though by no means all, are known as gum trees because they exude copious [[Kino (gum)|kino]] from any break in the [[bark (botany)|bark]] (e.g., [[Eucalyptus haemastoma|scribbly gum]]). The generic name is derived from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] words ευ (''eu'') "well" and καλύπτω (''kalýpto'') "to cover", referring to the [[Operculum (botany)|operculum]] on the [[Sepal|calyx]] that initially conceals the [[flower]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC |title=The Names of Plants |first=D. |last=Gledhill |edition=4 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-86645-3 |year=2008 |page=158 |access-date=2013-11-22}}</ref>
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