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Definition of Gumwood
1. Noun. Wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum.
Specialized synonyms: Hazelwood, Red Gum, Satin Walnut, Sweet Gum
Substance meronyms: Gum, Gum Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood
Definition of Gumwood
1. the wood of a gumtree [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gumwood
Literary usage of Gumwood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"M. See also Bala ta gumwood tree Heart of the gumwood tree; red gum, its Lucas.
il Sci Am S 79:332-3 My 32 '15 With the HE guns. F: Palmer. ..."
2. Craftsman Homes by Gustav Stickley (1909)
"One wood that hitherto has been very little known, but that is coming more and
more into prominence for the finer sorts of interior woodwork, is gumwood, ..."
3. St. Helena: The Historic Island from Its Discovery to the Present Date by E. L. Jackson (1905)
"Roxburgh states "that the islanders called it Bastard gumwood or Cabbage-tree.
... It grows side by side with the gumwood, and without close examination ..."
4. The State of Missouri: An Autobiography by Walter Williams (1904)
"Red gumwood is a close imitation of mahogany; is susceptible of high finish.
Largely shipped to Europe. . POPULATION:—White, 9253; colored, 2027; ..."
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