spotted gum
Britishnoun
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an Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus maculata
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the wood of this tree, used for shipbuilding, sleepers, etc
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I passed some gentle well-grassed slopes of narrow-leaved Ironbark and spotted gum; and also several basaltic ridges, which head out into small plains gently sloping to the east and north-east.
From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig
The soil in the valley of the Nive is sandy, thinly grassed, and openly timbered with ironbark spotted gum, etc.; the back country rising into low sandstone ridges, covered with dense scrub of brigalow acacia.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles
Sledges of powellized spotted gum were very strong and stood plenty of rough usage, but were heavier than those procured in Norway.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
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