gum tree

/ˌgʌm ˈtri/

Other forms: gum trees

Definitions of gum tree

1. noun

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

   types:

   liquidambar

   any tree of the genus Liquidambar

   eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree

   a tree of the genus Eucalyptus

   tupelo, tupelo tree

   any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America

   American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua, bilsted, red gum, sweet gum, sweet gum tree

   a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap

   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

   Nyssa aquatica, water gum

   columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood

   Nyssa sylvatica, black gum, pepperidge, sour gum

   columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms