Blue Gum Definition

noun
A large evergreen tree (Eucalyptus globulus) of the myrtle family, native to Australia, having smooth, deciduous bark and aromatic leaves: grown extensively in California.
Webster's New World

(slang, offensive) A person of sub-Saharan African origin, alluding to the blue coloring around their gumline.

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Noun

Singular:
blue gum
Plural:
blue-gums

Blue Gum Sentence Examples

  • Forests of iron-wood and blue gum have also been planted.

  • Among trees introduced by the Dutch or British colonists the oak, poplar, various pines, the Australian blue-gum (eucalyptus) and wattle flourish.

  • By the late 1870s, over 150,000 trees were planted in the park, many of which are the blue gum eucalyptus trees that still provide the lovely canopy and fresh scent that the park is know for to this day.

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