GUM TREE Definition & Meaning

gum tree

noun

any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
any of various other gum-yielding trees, as the sapodilla.

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Origin of gum tree¹

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

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At the Treasure Island Holiday Park in the Gold Coast, just north of Surfer's Paradise, a gum tree had come down between two cabins, damaging a third.

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The quirky structure is sandwiched among three gum trees and features a secret door, indoor bar, tiki torches, hammock, and rope-and-pulley system for hoisting up supplies.

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A wallaby hastily bounds towards sparse gum trees.

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The victims: Banksias, wattles, gum trees, and more.

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This gum tree grows on a hill in the lowlands.

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