from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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},
{red gum}]
2: very large red gum tree [syn: {red gum}, {marri}, {Eucalyptus
calophylla}]
3: red gum tree of Tasmania [syn: {red gum}, {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}, {red gum}]
5: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly
spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap [syn: {sweet gum},
{sweet gum tree}, {bilsted}, {red gum}, {American sweet gum},
{Liquidambar styraciflua}]