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gum tree
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gum tree
n.
See gum1.
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Noun1.gum treegum tree - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
liquidambar - any tree of the genus Liquidambar
gumwood, gum - wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
tupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
Translations
gum tree nárbol m gomero


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OXNARD - Two cemeteries - one established nearly a century ago for the area's Japanese community, the other created even earlier for members of a local Masonic lodge - sit derelict on a sliver of land, flanked by a century-old windbreak of eucalyptus and gum trees.
Spurred on by the enthusiasm of Eliwood Cooper and real estate developer Abbot Kinney, eucalyptus planting became a "mania" in the 1870s as streets, farms, orchards and even the University of California's Berkeley campus were lined with gum trees.
Big gum trees and foliage were still down from Cyclone Tessa, which struck two weeks earlier.
 
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