Melaleuca /ËmÉlÉËljuËkÉ/ is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of Leptospermum). They range in size from small shrubs that rarely grow to more than 1 m (3 ft) high, to trees up to 35 m (100 ft).
magnet noun [ C ] (OBJECT) âº an object that is able both to attract iron and steel objects and also push them away.
Some facts about magnets include: 1  the north pole of the magnet points to the geomagnetic north pole (a south magnetic pole) located in Canada above the Arctic Circle. 2  north poles repel north poles. 3  south poles repel south poles.4  north poles attract south poles.5  south poles attract north poles. magnet is any material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is responsible for the property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials and attracts or repels other magnets.