# messmate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.
2. Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

## Etymology
From mess + mate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/messmate