white gum
noun
any of various Australian eucalyptuses having a whitish bark.
Origin of white gum
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45
Words nearby white gum
white ginger,
white globe lily,
white gold,
white goods,
white guilt,
white gum,
white hake,
white hat,
white heat,
white hole,
white hope
Example sentences from the Web for white gum
But we crossed four good sized dry creeks, lined with drooping tea-trees and white-gum trees.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig LeichhardtFrom this the river was followed down for thirteen miles, through grassy clay plains, thinly timbered with white-gum.
Journals of Australian Explorations |A C and F T GregoryThe flats were well grassed, and lightly timbered with box and white-gum.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig Leichhardt
British Dictionary definitions for white gum
white gum
noun
any of various Australian eucalyptus trees with whitish bark