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gumwood

American  
[guhm-wood] / ˈgʌmˌwʊd /

noun

  1. the wood of a gum tree, especially the wood of a eucalyptus or of the sweet gum.


Etymology

Origin of gumwood

First recorded in 1675–85; gum 1 + wood 1


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When their radio breaks, Jim splurges on a new one, a “large gumwood cabinet” with a confounding number of dials and switches.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2017

Plantation House in St Helena sits proud amid gumwood trees alive with chirps and whistles.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2014

There is only a single bastard gumwood tree left in the whole world located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean: a UK Overseas Territory.

From BBC ● May 22, 2013

Tharn, narrow-eyed and alert, watched them halt and gather gumwood torches, saw these latter ignited and the march resumed.

From The Return of Tharn by Howard Browne

Large masses of Java teak and Yellow wood have also been found, besides immense trees of red and white cedar, and the blue gumwood of New Holland, in a perfectly sound condition.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin

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