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red gum
1red gum
2noun
- any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus, especially E. camaldulensis, having smooth, gray bark.
- the hard, reddish wood of this tree, used for making railroad ties, fence posts, etc.
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Ensure that animals have access to shade and water, and watch for early signs of heatstroke, such as excessive panting, a rapid heart rate, bright red gums, a purple tongue and a dry nose.
It went out of sight, it and its rider, round the bend where the red gum lay.
In the dysentery, the red gum of the tree which principally abounds on this coast, was found a very powerful remedy.
The rival of the red gum as a timber tree is the jarrah, an eucalypt peculiar to Western Australia, where it grows in forests.
Of the other gums the pride of place must be awarded to the noble Eucalpytus rostrata, or red gum of the colonists.
Their bullock-drays were often bogged in Elizabeth Street, and they made a corduroy crossing over it with red gum logs.
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