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Red gum

noun

Reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Synonyms: eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino.

Very large red gum tree. Synonyms: Eucalyptus calophylla, marri.

Red gum tree of Tasmania. Synonyms: Eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint, peppermint gum.

Reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture. Synonyms: hazelwood, satin walnut, sweet gum.

A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap. Synonyms: American sweet gum, bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum, sweet gum tree.

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... made a signal. The orderly advanced and placed upon the pine table the box. The other cavalry officers stepped a little nearer; two or three of Stonewall Jackson's military family came also respectfully closer; the red gum leaves made ...

— The Long Roll • Mary Johnston

Words linked to "Red gum" : eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus, Eucalyptus rostrata, eucalypt, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, gumwood, genus Liquidambar, river gum, liquidambar, gum, peppermint gum