"blue gum" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-blue gum.ogg Forms: blue gums [plural]
Etymology: * blue + gum * (person of sub-Saharan African origin): Referring to the blue coloring around their gumline. Etymology templates: {{com|en|blue|gum}} blue + gum, {{sense|person of sub-Saharan African origin}} (person of sub-Saharan African origin): Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue gum (plural blue gums)
  1. Any of various eucalyptus trees having blueish leaves, especially Eucalyptus globulus. Categories (lifeform): Eucalypts Translations (any of various eucalyptus trees): febrer [masculine] (Catalan), mũbaũ [class-3] (Kikuyu)
    Sense id: en-blue_gum-en-noun-UyAtV0Gl Disambiguation of Eucalypts: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'any of various eucalyptus trees': 99 1
  2. (slang, offensive) A person of sub-Saharan African origin. Tags: offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-blue_gum-en-noun-DHi4z6Fh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bluegum
Derived forms: Gippsland blue gum, inland blue gum, large-fruited blue gum, mountain blue gum, round-leaved blue gum, South Australian blue gum, southern blue gum, spotted blue gum, Sydney blue gum, Tasmanian blue gum, Victorian blue gum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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