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yellow gum

yellow gum noun: any of various plants of eastern Australia, especially Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon; also (obsolete) the resin itself.

Noun

yellow gum

  1. (Australia) Any of various plants of eastern Australia, especially Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon; also (obsolete) the resin itself.
    • ‘See that yellow gum with the double trunk,’ says Jack, pointing, ‘remember him.’1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 13
  2. Trees of genus Nyssa, of North America and Asia.
  3. (Scotland) Melena or black jaundice in infants.
    Synonyms:
    icterus infantum

Synonyms of yellow gum

  • icterus infantum

Questions about yellow gum

What does yellow gum mean?
Yellow gum means any of various plants of eastern Australia, especially Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon; also (obsolete) the resin itself.
What part of speech is yellow gum?
Yellow gum is a noun.

Words near yellow gum in the dictionary

  1. yellow goat
  2. yellow goats
  3. yellow gold
  4. yellow goods
  5. yellow grease
  6. yellow gum
  7. yellow hammer
  8. yellow hammers
  9. yellow harlequin
  10. yellow harlequins
  11. yellow hill ant

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