red gum

n 1: reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several

trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus

camaldulensis [syn: {eucalyptus gum}, {eucalyptus kino}]

2: very large red gum tree [syn: {marri}, {Eucalyptus

calophylla}]

3: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {peppermint}, {peppermint gum},

{Eucalyptus amygdalina}]

4: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet

gum tree used to make furniture [syn: {sweet gum}, {satin

walnut}, {hazelwood}]

5: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having

prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet

gum}, {sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {American sweet gum}, {Liquidambar

styraciflua}]