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.

Origin of gum tree

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

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Examples from the Web for gum tree

Historical Examples of gum tree

He rejoined his friends at the foot of a gum-tree, where the tent was placed.
In Search of the Castaways
Jules Verne
Some find the gum-tree “dull,” because it has no flaring, flaunting brightness.
Peeps At Many Lands: Australia
Frank Fox
But some have been found made of the blossoms of the eucalyptus, or gum-tree.
The Children's Book of Birds
Olive Thorne Miller
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