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blue gum
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌbluː ˈɡʌm/ us /ˌbluː ˈɡʌm/
a name given to several types of eucalyptus (= a tree found especially in Australia, that produces an oil with a strong smell):
Large swathes of blue gum were cut down for timber during this period.
They planted a line of blue gums beside the road.
The term blue gum is used to refer to several varieties of eucalyptus but most commonly to Eucalyptus globulus.
We entered the forest with its towering blue gums more than a metre in diameter.
They have a small blue gum plantation on their land.
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Types of evergreen & coniferous tree
araucaria
arborvitae
arbutus
areca
Atlantic white cedar
Eastern white pine
eucalyptus
ficus
fir
Fraser fir
monkey puzzle
mountain laurel
Norfolk Island pine
Norway spruce
oleander
sequoia
silver fir
Sitka spruce
strawberry tree
subalpine fir
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