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.

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for gumtree

He found Jacky where he had left him at the foot of a gumtree tall and smooth as an admiral's main-mast.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for gumtree

gumtree

/ (ˈɡʌmˌtriː) /

noun

any of various trees that yield gum, such as the eucalyptus, sweet gum, and sour gumSometimes shortened to: gum

Also called: gumwood the wood of the eucalyptus tree

up a gumtree informal in a very awkward position; in difficulties

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