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river gum

river gum noun: any of various eucalypts that grow on riverbanks, especially the river red gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis.

Noun

river gum (plural river gums)

  1. Any of various eucalypts that grow on riverbanks, especially the river red gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
    • If you wait under the rivergum where those up-to-no-good Mission-bred kids accidentally hanged Cry-baby Sally, the tip of the dead branch points to where you will see how the serpent's breath fights its way through in a tunnel of wind […].2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 2

Forms of river gum

pluralriver gums
alternative formrivergum

Questions about river gum

What does river gum mean?
River gum means any of various eucalypts that grow on riverbanks, especially the river red gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
What part of speech is river gum?
River gum is a noun.
What is the plural of river gum?
The plural of river gum is river gums.

Words near river gum in the dictionary

  1. river dunes
  2. River Edge
  3. River Gee
  4. river god
  5. river gods
  6. river gum
  7. river gums
  8. River Hebert
  9. river hog
  10. river hogs
  11. river horse

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