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snow gum

snow gum noun: any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and Tasmania occurring either side of the snowline; and Eucalyptus coccifera of subalpine Tasmania.

Noun

snow gum (plural snow gums)

  1. (Australia) Any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and Tasmania occurring either side of the snowline; and Eucalyptus coccifera of subalpine Tasmania.
    • A toppled snow gum blocks the track and Jack stands aside while M hacks a step into both sides of the giant log.1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 16
    • On they went, crawling and tottering across the dolerite mountains of the Central Highlands and scattering kangaroos and wombats that looked back at them from between the snow gums.2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 78

Forms of snow gum

pluralsnow gums

Questions about snow gum

What does snow gum mean?
Snow gum means any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and Tasmania occurring either side of the snowline; and Eucalyptus coccifera of subalpine Tasmania.
What part of speech is snow gum?
Snow gum is a noun.
What is the plural of snow gum?
The plural of snow gum is snow gums.

Words near snow gum in the dictionary

  1. snow groomer
  2. snow groomers
  3. snow grooming
  4. snow guard
  5. snow guards
  6. snow gum
  7. snow gums
  8. snow gun
  9. snow guns
  10. Snow Hill
  11. snow house

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