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RIVER RED GUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does river red gum mean? 

RIVER RED GUM (noun)
  The noun RIVER RED GUM has 1 sense:

1. somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy constructionplay

  Familiarity information: RIVER RED GUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RIVER RED GUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus rostrata; river gum; river red gum

Hypernyms ("river red gum" is a kind of...):

eucalypt; eucalyptus; eucalyptus tree (a tree of the genus Eucalyptus)

Meronyms (substance of "river red gum"):

eucalyptus gum; eucalyptus kino; red gum (reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis)


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