flooded gum

noun

Any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.

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Meanings

nounflooded gum (countable and uncountable, plural flooded gums)

plural flooded gums

  1. AustraliacountableuncountableAny of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.

    There were no locks on the door and you could get an education or work in the bush planting flooded gum.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 384

    Synonyms: floodgum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.

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APA

flooded gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flooded%20gum

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“flooded gum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flooded%20gum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flooded gum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flooded%20gum.

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