English noun: black gum | |||
1. | black gum (plant) columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall | ||
Synonyms | Nyssa sylvatica, pepperidge, sour gum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tupelo, tupelo tree | ||
2. | black gum (plant) a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum | ||
Synonyms | black mallee, black sally, Eucalytus stellulata | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mallee | ||