gum tree

gum tree
gum tree gum" tree` n. Any tree that exudes a gum, such as: (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus}; a eucalypt. See {Eucalpytus.} (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice. (d) The sour gum tree. [1913 Webster]

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  • gum tree — gum trees N COUNT A gum tree is a tree such as a eucalyptus that produces gum …   English dictionary

  • gum tree — n 1.) a tall tree which produces a strong smelling oil that is used in medicine = ↑eucalyptus 2.) be up a gum tree BrE informal to be in a very difficult situation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gum tree — ☆ gum tree n. any of various trees that yield gum, as the sweet gum, tupelo, eucalyptus, etc …   English World dictionary

  • gum tree — gum ,tree noun count a EUCALYPTUS tree …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gum tree — noun any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum • Syn: ↑gum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑liquidambar, ↑eucalyptus, ↑eucalypt, ↑eucalyptus tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • gum tree — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gum tree : singular gum tree plural gum trees a eucalyptus tree • up a gum tree …   English dictionary

  • gum tree — /ˈgʌm ˌtri/ (say gum .tree) noun 1. Also, gum. any tree or shrub of the myrtaceous genus Eucalyptus, almost entirely Australian apart from very few tropical species in New Guinea and other nearby islands, some yielding eucalyptus oil and some… …  

  • gum tree — noun a tree that exudes gum, especially a eucalyptus. Phrases up a gum tree Brit. informal in or into a predicament …   English new terms dictionary

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