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Meaning of yellow gum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of various plants which produce a yellow resin, some of which are used medicinally:
    Australia
  2. Any of various plants of eastern Australia, especially Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon; also (obsolete) the resin itself.
    Australia
  3. Trees of genus Nyssa, of North America and Asia.
  4. Melena or black jaundice in infants.
    Scotland

Examples

“‘See that yellow gum with the double trunk,’ says Jack, pointing, ‘remember him.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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