gum tree
noun
any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
any of various other gum-yielding trees, as the sapodilla.
Origin of gum tree
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
Words nearby gum tree
gum print,
gum resection,
gum resin,
gum thus,
gum tragacanth,
gum tree,
gum up,
gumball,
gumbo,
gumbo-limbo,
gumboil
Example sentences from the Web for gumtree
He found Jacky where he had left him at the foot of a gumtree tall and smooth as an admiral's main-mast.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend |Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for gumtree
gumtree
/ (ˈɡʌmˌtriː) /
noun
any of various trees that yield gum, such as the eucalyptus, sweet gum, and sour gum
Sometimes shortened to: gum
Also called: gumwood
the wood of the eucalyptus tree
up a gumtree informal
in a very awkward position; in difficulties