red gum
English
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Noun
[edit]- Any of several species of trees found in Australia:
- Corymbia calophylla (marri), native to Western Australia, with red gum effusions.
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Murray red gum, river red gum), a eucalyptus tree with red wood.
- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (red stringybark, Cannon's stringybark, capertee stringybark)
- Eucalyptus tereticornis (forest red gum), with red wood.
- Liquidambar styraciflua, a tree of the hazel family, found in North America.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Eucalyptus camaldulensis): river red gum
- (Liquidambar): sweet gum, sweet gum-tree
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]red gum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Liquidambar styraciflua on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eucalyptus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Corymbia calophylla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Liquidambar at USDA Plants database
- Eucalyptus at USDA Plants database