blue gum

/ˌbluˈgʌm/
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Other forms: blue gums

Definitions of blue gum
  1. noun
    tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
    synonyms: Eucalyptus globulus, fever tree
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    type of:
    eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree
    a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
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