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gum tree

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various types of trees in various taxa; an individual of any such type.

A eucalyptus tree, including trees now placed in the genera Angophora and Corymbia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree, plant, organism

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of various types of trees in various taxa; an individual of any such type.

Sapium glandulosum, found from northern Argentina to southern Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree, plant, organism

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree

Narrower terms: liquidambar, eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, tupelo, tupelo tree

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: евкалипт (evkalipt) — A eucalyptus tree
  • Dutch: gomboom — A eucalyptus tree
  • Dutch: eucalyptus — A eucalyptus tree
  • Finnish: eukalyptus — A eucalyptus tree
  • Irish: crann guma — A eucalyptus tree
  • Māori: purukamu — A eucalyptus tree
  • Turkish: okaliptüs — A eucalyptus tree