gumwood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gumwood
Example Sentences
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When their radio breaks, Jim splurges on a new one, a “large gumwood cabinet” with a confounding number of dials and switches.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2017
Plantation House in St Helena sits proud amid gumwood trees alive with chirps and whistles.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2014
There is only a single bastard gumwood tree left in the whole world located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean: a UK Overseas Territory.
From BBC • May 22, 2013
Large masses of Java teak and Yellow wood have also been found, besides immense trees of red and white cedar, and the blue gumwood of New Holland, in a perfectly sound condition.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles
The instrument is made of gumwood and has a paper compass card; it is 13-1/4 in. long and has a diameter of 5-3/4 in.
From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Bedini, Silvio A.
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