Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swamp gum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: swamp gum
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

noun

Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

noun

Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

noun

Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

noun

Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

noun

Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

noun

Either of two species of Nyssa native to the southeast United States.

noun

Either of two species of Nyssa native to the southeast United States.

Example Sentences

"Two years before, under the swamp-gum in their Mosman garden, away from the children's ears, they had talked of separating […]."
"This area was formerly covered by cypress but this is now replaced by a dense growth of swamp gum, swamp maple and similar trees, closely interwoven with Smilax and Toxicodendron, forming an impenetrable tangle […]"

Inflected Forms

swamp gums (plural)

Synonyms

eucalypt ovata

Questions

What does swamp gum mean?: Any of various species of Eucalyptus native to Australia.

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