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gum tree

noun

any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.

any of various other gum-yielding trees, as the sapodilla.

Words nearby gum tree

gum print, gum resection, gum resin, gum thus, gum tragacanth, gum tree, gum up, gumball, gumbo, gumbo-limbo, gumboil

Origin of gum tree

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for gum tree

But the gum-tree is as distinctive of Australia as are the emu and the kangaroo.
Australian Pictures|Howard Willoughby
"He's up a gum-tree instead of under one," he said enigmatically.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh
Some of them are merely of canvas, propped up by gum-tree branches, to protect them from the wind and weather.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World|The Son of Samuel Smiles
He was dreadfully destructive with his pack-bags, for he would never get out of the road for anything less than a gum-tree.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles

The afternoon was spent in the plantation garden, where an Australian gum-tree was in full flower.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

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