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spotted gums

spotted gums is the plural of spotted gum.

Meaning of spotted gum

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

Questions about spotted gums

What is spotted gums the plural of?
Spotted gums is the plural of spotted gum.

Words near spotted gums in the dictionary

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

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