spotted gum

noun [C]

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› an Australian eucalyptus tree with a trunk that is pale with small darker areasDeciduous trees

(Definition of spotted gum noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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