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blue gums

blue gums is the plural of blue gum.

Meaning of blue gum

Noun

blue gum (plural blue gums)

  1. Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus.
    • Now there are five, solidly built, with concrete bases, galvanized poles and struts, and heavy-gauge mesh, shaded by young bluegum trees.1999, JM Coetzee, Disgrace, Vintage, published 2000, page 61
  2. (offensive, slang) A person of sub-Saharan African origin.

Questions about blue gums

What is blue gums the plural of?
Blue gums is the plural of blue gum.

Words near blue gums in the dictionary

  1. blue ground beetles
  2. blue ground dove
  3. blue ground doves
  4. blue grouse
  5. blue gum
  6. blue gums
  7. blue hair
  8. blue hairs
  9. blue hare
  10. blue hares
  11. Blue Haven

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