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river red gum

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noun

  1. a large Australian red gum tree, Eucalyptus camaldulensis , growing along river banks

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Slipping back into English, he spoke over the whirring of cicadas in the river red gum trees that line the sandy banks: “It is smaller than a kookaburra. Its mate will be nearby.”

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2016

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