SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0034
Eucalyptus
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Character EDITORIAL
Eucalyptus smells sharp, cool and green, with a penetrating, clean aromatic edge and a broad, airy feel in the nose.
Words: aromatic, green, sharp, cool. Families: Temperature and texture, Fresh and clean.
Met in: Garden, Park.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- 1,8-Cineole in eucalyptus oils (CLM-EUCALYPTUS-001). Fahad S. Aldoghaim, Gavin R. Flematti & Katherine A. Hammer, Antimicrobial Activity of Several Cineole-Rich Western Australian Eucalyptus Essential Oils, Microorganisms, 2018.
Historical evidence
- Eucalyptus groves described in an 1874 publication (CLM-EUCALYPTUS-002). Robert Bentley, On the Characters, Properties, and Uses of Eucalyptus Globulus and Other Species of Eucalyptus, Taylor and Francis, 1874.
Molecules named in these claims: 1,8-cineole. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Eucalyptus (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:eucalyptus. https://smellbook.com/smells/eucalyptus
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