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flooded gum

flooded gum noun: any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.

Noun

flooded gum (countable and uncountable, plural flooded gums)

  1. (Australia) Any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.
    • There were no locks on the door and you could get an education or work in the bush planting flooded gum.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 384
    Synonyms:
    floodgum

Synonyms of flooded gum

Forms of flooded gum

pluralflooded gums

Questions about flooded gum

What does flooded gum mean?
Flooded gum means any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.
What part of speech is flooded gum?
Flooded gum is a noun.
What is the plural of flooded gum?
The plural of flooded gum is flooded gums.

Words near flooded gum in the dictionary

  1. floodboards
  2. floodchannel
  3. floodchannels
  4. flooddidit
  5. flooded
  6. flooded gum
  7. flooded gums
  8. flooded out
  9. flooded the zone
  10. flooder
  11. flooders

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