gumwood

[ guhm-wood ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumwood¹

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

Example Sentences

The walls of the first floor are finished in oiled and waxed gumwood.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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Quickly Tharn propped the torch of gumwood against a tree bole and dragged the two corpses into the brush.

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