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gumleaf

gumleaf noun: the leaf of a eucalyptus (gum tree), which is sometimes used as a musical leaf.

Noun

gumleaf (plural gumleaves)

  1. The leaf of a eucalyptus (gum tree), which is sometimes used as a musical leaf.
    • Accipiter cirrocephalus, Collared Sparrowhawk […] In one tree of a belt of Pinus insignis, [a nest] constructed of sticks with gumleaves and pine-needles, lined with fresh gumleaves.1927, South Australian Ornithologist, volumes 9-11, page 14
    • Whereas non-Aboriginal Australia projects gumleaf music as a national icon, most Aborigines view it as a 'traditional' cultural activity. Two discrete agendas of cultural symbolism are therefore attached to gumleaf music.1999, Gerry Bloustien, Musical Visions, page 10

Forms of gumleaf

pluralgumleaves

Origin of gumleaf

From gum + leaf.

Words formed from gumleaf

  • gumleaf katydid

Questions about gumleaf

What does gumleaf mean?
Gumleaf means the leaf of a eucalyptus (gum tree), which is sometimes used as a musical leaf.
What part of speech is gumleaf?
Gumleaf is a noun.
What is the plural of gumleaf?
The plural of gumleaf is gumleaves.

Words near gumleaf in the dictionary

  1. Gumla
  2. gumlah
  3. gumlahs
  4. gumland
  5. gumlands
  6. gumleaf
  7. gumleaves
  8. gumless
  9. Gumley
  10. Gumleys
  11. gumlike

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