A rare or obsolete term, possibly referring to a variant of cajeput or a related aromatic plant product from Southeast Asia.
Possibly a variant spelling of cajeput or calaput, derived from Malay kayu putih. The exact origin and current meaning are unclear as the word is not in common modern use.
Some words are so rare that even dictionaries disagree on their meaning—'cajava' might be a spelling error that became standardized, or a genuine but forgotten variant.
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