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CHERRY-TREE GUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cherry-tree gum mean?
• CHERRY-TREE GUM (noun)
The noun CHERRY-TREE GUM has 1 sense:
1. exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
Familiarity information: CHERRY-TREE GUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cherry-tree gum" is a kind of...):
gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
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