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yellow gum

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various plants which produce a yellow resin, some of which are used medicinally:

Any of various plants of eastern Australia, especially Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon; also (obsolete) the resin itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

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Meaning 2

Any of various plants which produce a yellow resin, some of which are used medicinally:

Trees of genus Nyssa, of North America and Asia.

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Meaning 3

Melena or black jaundice in infants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: icterus infantum

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