gum tree

noun

1. any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
2. any of various other gum-yielding trees, as the sapodilla.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gum tree¹

An Americanism dating back to 1670–80

Example Sentences

This gum tree grows on a hill in the lowlands.

From Literature

Thousands of the birds are afflicted every year in the region, where they are a fixture in backyards, chattering away as they feast on Moreton Bay figs, gum tree blossoms and countless other plants.

From Scientific American

One man was flung high into a massive gum tree and remained there until rescue arrived.

From New York Times

They waited outside for hours, under the shade of a gum tree, for a chance to enroll in a clinical trial of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

From New York Times

Transport officials cut down the yellow box gum tree, estimated by Indigenous Djab Wurrung people to be hundreds of years old, on Monday, when police arrested more than 50 people camped out at the area to try to save it, according to news reports and social media.

From Reuters