gumwood

[ guhm-wood ]

noun

1. the wood of a gum tree, especially the wood of a eucalyptus or of the sweet gum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumwood¹

First recorded in 1675–85; gum ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

When their radio breaks, Jim splurges on a new one, a “large gumwood cabinet” with a confounding number of dials and switches.

From Salon

The instrument is made of gumwood and has a paper compass card; it is 13-1/4 in. long and has a diameter of 5-3/4 in.

From Project Gutenberg

Quickly Tharn propped the torch of gumwood against a tree bole and dragged the two corpses into the brush.

From Project Gutenberg

The walls of the first floor are finished in oiled and waxed gumwood.

From Project Gutenberg

Large masses of Java teak and Yellow wood have also been found, besides immense trees of red and white cedar, and the blue gumwood of New Holland, in a perfectly sound condition.

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