gum tree

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guhm tree]
- /gʌm tri/
- /ɡʌm triː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhm tree]
- /gʌm tri/

Definitions of gum tree words

noun gum tree any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum. 1
noun gum tree any of various other gum-yielding trees, as the sapodilla. 1
countable noun gum tree A gum tree is a tree such as a eucalyptus that produces gum. 0
noun gum tree any of various trees that yield gum, as the sweet gum, tupelo, eucalyptus, etc. 0
noun gum tree A eucalyptus tree. 0

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Origin of gum tree

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Gum tree

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gum tree

gum tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gum tree usage trend in Literature

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