EUCALYPTUS GUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Synonyms:

eucalyptus gum; eucalyptus kino; red gum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("eucalyptus 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)

Holonyms ("eucalyptus gum" is a substance of...):

Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus rostrata; river gum; river red gum (somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction)

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