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red gum en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: ▸ Corymbia calophylla (marri), native to Western Australia, with red gum effusions.
2. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: ▸ Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Murray red gum, river red gum), a eucalyptus tree with red wood.
3. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: ▸ Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (red stringybark, Cannon's stringybark, capertee stringybark)
4. Any of several species of trees found in Australia: ▸ Eucalyptus tereticornis (forest red gum), with red wood.
5. A tree of the hazel family, of species Liquidambar styraciflua, found in North America.

Forms

Deriveds

river red gum · Murray red gum · forest red gum

Synonyms

sweet gum (Liquidambar) · sweet gum-tree (Liquidambar) · river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)

red gum en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Alteration (due to gum) of earlier red gown, reed gounde, from Middle English redgownd, redgound, radegound, radegund, equivalent to red + gound.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of red-gum (“strophulus”).
   alt of red-gum