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spotted gum

spotted gum noun: a tall species of gum tree with smooth spotted bark, Corymbia maculata, of eastern Australia.

Noun

spotted gum (plural spotted gums)

  1. A tall species of gum tree with smooth spotted bark, Corymbia maculata, of eastern Australia.
    • Bothered by the conviction of making no impression on her, he pulled up at a strip of road shaded by tall spotted gums, blackbutt, and honeysuckle, and produced a packet of cigarettes. "About time for a smoke-O," he said, "Have a fag, Cora."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 169

Forms of spotted gum

pluralspotted gums

Questions about spotted gum

What does spotted gum mean?
Spotted gum means a tall species of gum tree with smooth spotted bark, Corymbia maculata, of eastern Australia.
What part of speech is spotted gum?
Spotted gum is a noun.
What is the plural of spotted gum?
The plural of spotted gum is spotted gums.

Words near spotted gum in the dictionary

  1. spotted flycatcher
  2. spotted flycatchers
  3. spotted giant flying squirrel
  4. spotted giant flying squirrels
  5. spotted greenshank
  6. spotted gum
  7. spotted gums
  8. spotted hyena
  9. spotted hyenas
  10. spotted lanternflies
  11. spotted lanternfly

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