Meanings
plural spotted gums
- A tall species of gum tree with smooth spotted bark, Corymbia maculata, of eastern Australia.
Bothered by the conviction of making no impression on her, he pulled up at a strip of road shaded by tall spotted gums, blackbutt, and honeysuckle, and produced a packet of cigarettes. "About time for a smoke-O," he said, "Have a fag, Cora."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 169
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge gum tree with mottled bark
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