red gum
See also: redgum and red-gum
English
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the trunk of a river red gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Noun
red gum (plural red gums)
- Any of several species of trees found in Australia:
- Corymbia calophylla (marri), native to Western Australia, with red gum effusions
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Murray red gum, river red gum), a eucalyptus tree with red wood.
- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (red stringybark, Cannon's stringybark, capertee stringybark)
- Eucalyptus tereticornis (forest red gum), with red wood.
- Liquidambar styraciflua, a tree of the hazel family, found in North America.
Synonyms
- (Eucalyptus): river redgum
- (Liquidambar): sweet gum, sweet gum-tree
Derived terms
- forest red gum
Further reading
red gum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Liquidambar styraciflua on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Eucalyptus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Corymbia calophylla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies- Liquidambar at USDA Plants database
- Eucalyptus at USDA Plants database