river gum

1. 1.

   somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction

   Synonymsriver red gumEucalyptus camaldulensisEucalyptus rostrata

   Broadereucalyptus

Questions about river gum

What does river gum mean?

river gum means "somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction".

What is another word for river gum?

Close synonyms include river red gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus rostrata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is river gum a common word?

river gum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.