black gum
black gum noun: a tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
Noun
black gum (plural black gums)
- A tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
- Sweet gums and black gums and sourwoods made the woods bright now when oaks and hickories had just begun to look dull and faded.1958, William O. Steele, The Perilous Road, published 2004, page 2
- Old settlers learned from the bees and built their own beehives with two-foot sections sawn from the trunks of hollow black gums.2006, Richard M. Donovan, Paddling the Wild Neches, page 77
- Synonyms:
- black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum
- Eucalyptus aggregata, of south eastern Australia
- Eucalyptus ovata, of south eastern Australia
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gum.
- He grinned, displaying crooked teeth and black gums. Yikes.2009, Tricia Telep, The Eternal Kiss, 2010, Large Print Edition, page 67
Synonyms of black gum
- black tupelo
- pepperidge
- sour gum
- blue-leaf sally
- large-flower swamp gum
- Marrawah gum
- swamp gum
- white gum
Forms of black gum
| plural | black gums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | blackgum |
Questions about black gum
- What does black gum mean?
- Black gum means a tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.
- What part of speech is black gum?
- Black gum is a noun.
- What is the plural of black gum?
- The plural of black gum is black gums.
Words near black gum in the dictionary
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