eucalyptus tree

1. A tree of the genus Eucalyptus (synset 112355408)
   is a type of: gum, gum tree - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
   subtypes:

   • flooded gum - any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil
   • mallee - any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
   • stringybark - any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark
   • smoothbark - any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk
   • eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint, peppermint gum, red gum - red gum tree of Tasmania
   • eucalyptus calophylla, marri, red gum - very large red gum tree
   • eucalyptus camaldulensis, eucalyptus rostrata, river gum, river red gum - somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
   • eucalyptus camphora, mountain swamp gum - medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria
   • eucalyptus coriacea, eucalyptus pauciflora, ghost gum, snow gum, white ash - small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips
   • alpine ash, eucalyptus delegatensis, mountain oak - tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood
   • eucalyptus fraxinoides, white mountain ash - large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes
   • blue gum, eucalyptus globulus, fever tree - tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish
   • eucalypt ovata, swamp gum - medium-sized tree of southern Australia
   • eucalyptus maculata, spotted gum - large gum tree with mottled bark
   • eucalyptus citriodora, eucalyptus maculata citriodora, lemon-scented gum - similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves
   • eucalyptus regnans, mountain ash - tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world
   • eucalyptus viminalis, manna gum - tall tree yielding a false manna
   belongs to: genus eucalyptus - tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves
   substance holonym: eucalyptus - wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber
   same as: eucalypt, eucalyptus

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