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black gums

black gums is the plural of black gum.

Meaning of black gum

Noun

black gum (plural black gums)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum
  2. Eucalyptus aggregata, of south eastern Australia
  3. Eucalyptus ovata, of south eastern Australia
    Synonyms:
    blue-leaf sally, large-flower swamp gum, Marrawah gum, swamp gum, white gum
  4. 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

Questions about black gums

What is black gums the plural of?
Black gums is the plural of black gum.

Words near black gums in the dictionary

  1. black grouse
  2. black grouses
  3. black guillemot
  4. black guillemots
  5. black gum
  6. black gums
  7. black guts
  8. black hairstreak
  9. black hairstreaks
  10. black hairy tongue syndrome
  11. Black Hand

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