flooded gum

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Noun

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.

Synonyms

• floodgum