black gum

black gum
noun
1. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
Syn: ↑sour gum, ↑pepperidge, ↑Nyssa sylvatica
Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree
2. a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum
Hypernyms: ↑mallee

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  • Black gum — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • black gum — ☆ black gum n. a tall, deciduous tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) with sour purple fruits and leaves that turn scarlet in the fall, found in moist forests of the E U.S. * * * or sour gum Most widely distributed tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica, also known as… …   Universalium

  • Black gum — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • black gum — black′ gum′ n. pln sour gum …   From formal English to slang

  • black gum — ☆ black gum n. a tall, deciduous tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) with sour purple fruits and leaves that turn scarlet in the fall, found in moist forests of the E U.S …   English World dictionary

  • black gum — Tupelo Tu pe*lo, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.) A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • black-gum — miškinė nisa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Nisinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pluoštinis augalas (Nyssa sylvatica), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nyssa sylvatica angl. black tupelo; black gum; sour gum šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • black-gum — n. Sour gum, yellow gum (Nyssa villosa) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • black gum. — See sour gum. * * * …   Universalium

  • black gum — /ˈblæk gʌm / (say blak gum) noun any of several eucalypts with an overall darkish appearance …  

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