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bluegum

bluegum is the alternative form 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.

Forms of bluegum

pluralbluegums

Questions about bluegum

What is bluegum the alternative form of?
Bluegum is the alternative form of blue gum.

Words near bluegum in the dictionary

  1. bluegrass-like
  2. bluegrasser
  3. bluegrassers
  4. bluegrasses
  5. bluegrassy
  6. bluegum
  7. bluegums
  8. bluehair
  9. bluehairs
  10. bluehead
  11. blueheads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bluegum (page history and authors); blue gum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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