black gum Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
pepperidge; Nyssa sylvatica; sour gum.
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noun a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum
black mallee; black sally; Eucalytus stellulata.