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any of several Australian trees of the myrtle family, growing near water.[1840-50]
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water gum — ☆ water gum n. a tupelo tree (Nyssa biflora) with greenish white flowers, purplish fruit, and a swollen, submerged trunk base, growing in swampy ground … English World dictionary
water gum — noun columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood • Syn: ↑Nyssa aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree * * * noun 1. : any of several Australian trees that grow near water; … Useful english dictionary
water-gum — paprastasis stypenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mirtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Tristaniopsis laurina), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Tristaniopsis laurina angl. kanuka; water gum šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
water gum — /ˈwɔtə gʌm/ (say wawtuh gum) noun 1. any of several myrtaceous trees growing near water, being species of the genus Tristania, especially Tristaniopsis laurina, a medium tree with deep green laurel like leaves and clusters of yellow flowers in… …
water gum — wa′ter gum n. pln any of several Australian trees of the myrtle family, growing near water • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
Gum water — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gum — Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum acacia — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gum Acaroidea — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gum animal — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
