"snow gum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: snow gums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snow gum (plural snow gums)
  1. (Australia) Any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and Tasmania occurring either side of the snowline; and Eucalyptus coccifera of subalpine Tasmania. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Eucalypts Related terms: cabbage gum, weeping gum, white sally
    Sense id: en-snow_gum-en-noun-xsYWffs~ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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