WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
red′ gum′, 
    1. Plant Biologyany of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus, esp. E. camaldulensis, having smooth, gray bark.
    2. the hard, reddish wood of this tree, used for making railroad ties, fence posts, etc.
    3. Plant BiologySee sweet gum (defs. 1, 2).
    • 1780–90

red′ gum′, [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologystrophulus.
  • 1830–40, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
red gum n
  1. any of several Australian myrtaceous trees of the genus Eucalyptus, esp E. camaldulensis, which has reddish wood
    See also blue gum
  2. another name for sweet gum
'red gum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
river red gum - sweet gum - strophulus

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