flooded gum

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flooded gum (countable and uncountable, plural flooded gums)

  1. (Australia) Any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 384:
      There were no locks on the door and you could get an education or work in the bush planting flooded gum.

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