black gum

Definitions

1. A tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
2. Certain eucalyptus trees of Australia
3. Eucalyptus aggregata, of south eastern Australia
4. Eucalyptus ovata, of south eastern Australia
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gum.

Examples

“Sweet gums and black gums and sourwoods made the woods bright now when oaks and hickories had just begun to look⟳ dull and faded.”

“Old settlers learned from the bees and built their own⟳ beehives with two-foot sections sawn from the trunks of hollow black gums.”

“The sanctuary's other habitats include⟳ forests of black cherry, red cedar, black locust, beech, and oak, with red maples and black gums in wet⟳ areas.”

“2009, Tricia Telep, The Eternal Kiss, 2010, Large Print⟳ Edition, page 67, He grinned, displaying crooked teeth and black gums. Yikes.”

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