water gum

water gum

n 1. (Plants) any of several gum trees, esp Nyssa biflora (or tupelo), of swampy areas of North America: family Nyssaceae 2. (Plants) any of several Australian myrtaceous trees, esp Tristania laurina, of swampy ground

wa′ter gum`

n. any of several Australian trees of the myrtle family, growing near water. [1840–50]

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Noun

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water gum - columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked woodNyssa aquaticatupelo tree, tupelo - any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America