gum tree
Americannoun
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any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
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any of various other gum-yielding trees, as the sapodilla.
Etymology
Origin of gum tree
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
Example Sentences
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At the Treasure Island Holiday Park in the Gold Coast, just north of Surfer's Paradise, a gum tree had come down between two cabins, damaging a third.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Thousands of the birds are afflicted every year in the region, where they are a fixture in backyards, chattering away as they feast on Moreton Bay figs, gum tree blossoms and countless other plants.
From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2023
An Australian student shared a gum tree blooming after the wildfires there.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2020
In 2013, a koala population in Cape Otway, Australia, plucked the leaves off every manna gum tree in the area, triggering a die-off of trees and koalas.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2019
And he was hearing it in the Blue Ridge Mountains under a sweet gum tree.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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