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Definition of River gum
1. Noun. Somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction.
Generic synonyms: Eucalypt, Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
Terms within: Eucalyptus Gum, Eucalyptus Kino, Red Gum
Lexicographical Neighbors of River Gum
Literary usage of River gum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1845)
"... is marked by lines of the river gum-trees. Early on the 12th December, we
struck the Darling upwards of 70 miles above its junction with the Murray, ..."
2. The Native Tribes of South-east Australia by Alfred William Howitt (1904)
"... is " the white gum-tree " (river Gum), Eucalyptus viminalis. Jerri is a grub
found in that tree. ..."
3. Across Australia by Baldwin Spencer, Francis James Gillen (1912)
"There are only two gum trees, Eucalyptus rostrata, the river gum, and Eucalyptus
microtheca, the swamp gum. The former lives in and immediately upon the bed ..."
4. Eucalyptus by Abbot Kinney (1895)
"Ribbony Gum—E. viminalis (Southern NSW) river gum—E. rostrata (NSW and Queensland.)
Rushy Gum—E. eximia. ..."
5. Timber by James Rae Baterden (1908)
"Murray Red Gum (E. r»xtrata) is the common river gum of New South Wales, Victoria,
and Queensland. The timber is in colour of various shades of red, ..."
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