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Water Gum
see synonyms of water gumNoun
1. nyssa aquatica, water gum
columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood
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Water Gum
see synonyms of water gumnoun
1.
any of several gum trees, esp Nyssa biflora (or tupelo), of swampy areas of North America: family Nyssaceae
2.
any of several Australian myrtaceous trees, esp Tristania laurina, of swampy ground
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Water Gum
see synonyms of water gum US
a tupelo tree (Nyssa biflora) with greenish-white flowers, purplish fruit, and a swollen, submerged trunk base, growing in swampy ground
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