blue gumn.¹

Brit.

/ˈbluː ɡʌm/, U.S.

/ˈblu ˌɡəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., gum n.²

Etymology: < blue adj. + gum n.²

More fully blue gum tree. Any of several eucalypts with blue-grey leaves; esp. Eucalyptus globulus of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania.

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Moreton Bay ash1847

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scribbly gum1883

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yellow jack1884

rose gum1885

Jimmy Low1887

nankeen gum1889

slaty gum1889

sugar-gum1889

apple box1890

Murray red gum1895

creek-gum1898

eucalyptian1901

forest red gum1904

river red gum1920

napunyah1921

whitewash gum1923

ghost gum1928

snow gum1928

Sydney blue gum1932

salmon gum1934

lapunyah1940

1802 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales II. 145 A sort of gum tree..its leaf, that of the blue gum tree.

1884 19th Cent. Feb. 321 The Eucalyptus globulus or Blue Gum tree of Australia, has a special power of antagonising the spread of malaria.

1922 E. Kremers tr. E. Gildermeister Volatile Oils III. 260 Eucalyptus tereticornis, Smith, red gum or blue gum, is indigenous to a large part of eastern Australia.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai 173 The landscape was one of open paddocks dotted with bluegum, sheoak, and cootamundra.

2010 National Trust Mag. Summer 52/1 Stunning 30-metre-high Tasmanian blue gum trees, Eucalyptus globulus, help instantly to set the impressive scene.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

blue gumn.²

Brit.

/ˈbluː ɡʌm/, U.S.

/ˈblu ˌɡəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., gum n.¹

Etymology: < blue adj. + gum n.¹ Compare slightly earlier blue-gummed adj.

U.S. slang (derogatory). Chiefly regional (southern and south Midland).

A black person having gums regarded as bluish in colour, esp. one with a very dark complexion. Frequently attributive.There was formerly a folk superstition that the bite of such people was poisonous.

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1891 Biloxi (Mississippi) Herald 10 Oct. When one is bitten by a blue gum the only thing left one to do is to seek another blue gum who possesses the power to remove the deadly poison.

1933 W. R. Burnett Dark Hazard i. 17 Smoke was a blue-gum from lower Georgia.

1952 E. Brown Trespass xvii. 158 Just who in hell you think you is, you blue-gum jigaboo?

2007 J. McCourt Now Voyagers iv. 172 She is what they call in the South a blue-gum nigger.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue gum
释义	blue gumn.¹ Brit. /ˈbluː ɡʌm/, U.S. /ˈblu ˌɡəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., gum n.² Etymology: < blue adj. + gum n.² More fully blue gum tree. Any of several eucalypts with blue-grey leaves; esp. Eucalyptus globulus of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees yellow box1662 gum tree1676 white gum tree1733 whip-stick1782 peppermint1790 red gum tree1790 red mahogany1798 white gum1798 box1801 blue gum1802 eucalyptus1809 box tree1819 black-butted gum1820 bloodwood1827 white ash1830 blackbutt1833 morrel1837 mountain ash1837 mallee scrub1845 apple gum1846 flooded gum1847 Moreton Bay ash1847 mallee1848 swamp gum1852 box-gum1855 manna gum1855 white top1856 river gum1860 grey box1861 woolly butt1862 marlock1863 fever tree1867 red ironbark1867 river white gum1867 karri1870 yellow jacket1876 eucalypt1877 yapunyah1878 coolibah1879 scribbly gum1883 forest mahogany1884 yellow jack1884 rose gum1885 Jimmy Low1887 nankeen gum1889 slaty gum1889 sugar-gum1889 apple box1890 Murray red gum1895 creek-gum1898 eucalyptian1901 forest red gum1904 river red gum1920 napunyah1921 whitewash gum1923 ghost gum1928 snow gum1928 Sydney blue gum1932 salmon gum1934 lapunyah1940 1802 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales II. 145 A sort of gum tree..its leaf, that of the blue gum tree. 1884 19th Cent. Feb. 321 The Eucalyptus globulus or Blue Gum tree of Australia, has a special power of antagonising the spread of malaria. 1922 E. Kremers tr. E. Gildermeister Volatile Oils III. 260 Eucalyptus tereticornis, Smith, red gum or blue gum, is indigenous to a large part of eastern Australia. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai 173 The landscape was one of open paddocks dotted with bluegum, sheoak, and cootamundra. 2010 National Trust Mag. Summer 52/1 Stunning 30-metre-high Tasmanian blue gum trees, Eucalyptus globulus, help instantly to set the impressive scene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blue gumn.² Brit. /ˈbluː ɡʌm/, U.S. /ˈblu ˌɡəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., gum n.¹ Etymology: < blue adj. + gum n.¹ Compare slightly earlier blue-gummed adj. U.S. slang (derogatory). Chiefly regional (southern and south Midland). A black person having gums regarded as bluish in colour, esp. one with a very dark complexion. Frequently attributive.There was formerly a folk superstition that the bite of such people was poisonous. ΚΠ 1891 Biloxi (Mississippi) Herald 10 Oct. When one is bitten by a blue gum the only thing left one to do is to seek another blue gum who possesses the power to remove the deadly poison. 1933 W. R. Burnett Dark Hazard i. 17 Smoke was a blue-gum from lower Georgia. 1952 E. Brown Trespass xvii. 158 Just who in hell you think you is, you blue-gum jigaboo? 2007 J. McCourt Now Voyagers iv. 172 She is what they call in the South a blue-gum nigger. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1802n.²1891
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