eucalyptus tree

Synonyms:

eucalypt, eucalyptus

Types:

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flooded gum

any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil

mallee

any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts

stringybark

any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark

smoothbark

any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk

Eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint, peppermint gum, red gum

red gum tree of Tasmania

Eucalyptus calophylla, marri, red gum

very large red gum tree

Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus rostrata, river gum, river red gum

somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction

Eucalyptus camphora, mountain swamp gum

medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria

Eucalyptus coriacea, Eucalyptus pauciflora, ghost gum, snow gum, white ash

small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips

Eucalyptus delegatensis, alpine ash, mountain oak

tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood

Eucalyptus fraxinoides, white mountain ash

large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes

Eucalyptus globulus, blue gum, fever tree

tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish

Eucalypt ovata, swamp gum

medium-sized tree of southern Australia

Eucalyptus maculata, spotted gum

large gum tree with mottled bark

Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus maculata citriodora, lemon-scented gum

similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves

Eucalyptus regnans, mountain ash

tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world

Eucalyptus viminalis, manna gum

tall tree yielding a false manna

Eucalyptus dumosa, congoo mallee, white mallee

small shrubby mallee

Eucalyptusd eugenioides, thin-leaved stringybark, white stringybark

stringybark having white wood

Eucalypt grandis, rose gum

very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales

Eucalypt gunnii, cider gum

small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania

Eucalytus stellulata, black gum, black mallee, black sally

a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum

Eucalypt tereticornis, forest red gum

tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria

Type of:

gum, gum tree

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum