Meanings
plural snow gums
- AustraliaAny of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and Tasmania occurring either side of the snowline; and Eucalyptus coccifera of subalpine Tasmania.
A toppled snow gum blocks the track and Jack stands aside while M hacks a step into both sides of the giant log.
1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 161 more example
On they went, crawling and tottering across the dolerite mountains of the Central Highlands and scattering kangaroos and wombats that looked back at them from between the snow gums.
2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 78
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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snow gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20gum
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