gum tree

gum tree , noun

Any tree that exudes a gum,

(a)

The black gum (Nyssa multiflora), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow.

(b)

A tree of the genus Eucalyptus; a eucalypt. See Eucalpytus.

(c)

The sweet gum tree of the United States (Liquidambar styraciflua), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice.

(d)

The sour gum tree.