black gum

Noun (2)

1. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fallSynonyms: sour gumpepperidgeNyssa sylvaticaType of tupelo, tupelo tree
2. a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gumSynonyms: black malleeblack sallyEucalyptus stellulataType of mallee