black gum
A tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvaticaA tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
Meaning
4 sensesA tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
Schwarzer Tupelobaum
columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
Certain eucalyptus trees of Australia
Eucalyptus aggregata, of south eastern Australia
Eucalyptus ovata, of south eastern Australia
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gum.
2009, Tricia Telep, The Eternal Kiss, 2010, Large Print Edition, page 67, He grinned, displaying crooked teeth and black gums. Yikes.
Translations
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Forms
plural: black gumsSynonyms
12 synonyms- columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall:sour gumpepperidgeNyssa sylvatica
- a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum:black malleeblack sallyEucalytus stellulata
See also
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