RIVER GUM

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (substance of "river 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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