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blue gum

blue gum

noun

  1. a tall fast-growing widely cultivated Australian myrtaceous tree, Eucalyptus globulus , having aromatic leaves containing a medicinal oil, bark that peels off in shreds, and hard timber. The juvenile leaves are bluish in colour
  2. any of several other eucalyptus trees
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blue gum1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

Among them are southern magnolia, Virginia cedar, southern sugar maple, blue gum and mimosa.

According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals.

From BBC

As usual, we found a line of truck drivers, market women, farmers, and traders waiting outside under the blue gum trees to share their concerns and grievances.

The arsonist had had no need to set kindling among the blue gums.

We came across a row of five stout stumps of 130-year-old blue gum trees that are known as “the Burghers of Prince Albert.”

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