red gum

/rɛd gəm/

Other forms: red gums

Definitions of red gum

1. noun

   red gum tree of Tasmania
   synonyms: Eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint, peppermint gum

   type of:

   eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree

   a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
2. noun

   a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
   synonyms: American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua, bilsted, sweet gum, sweet gum tree

   type of:

   liquidambar

   any tree of the genus Liquidambar
3. noun

   very large red gum tree
   synonyms: Eucalyptus calophylla, marri

   type of:

   eucalypt, eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree

   a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
4. noun

   reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
   synonyms: hazelwood, satin walnut, sweet gum

   type of:

   gum, gumwood

   wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
5. noun

   reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis
   synonyms: eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino

   type of:

   gum

   any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying