mahogany gum

noun

Any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus with hard, dark timber; the wood of these trees.

First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounmahogany gum (plural mahogany gums)

plural mahogany gums

  1. AustraliaAny of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus with hard, dark timber; the wood of these trees.First known use 19th c.

    A grove of mahogany gums at Penders in New South Wales suggests a degree of deliberate horticultural shaping […].

    2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 139
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