gumwood

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the wood of a gum tree, especially eucalyptus or sweetgum, used for timber and other products

   The cabinetmaker selected seasoned gumwood for the drawer sides.

2. 2
   noun

   any of several trees known as gumwoods, especially the native Saint Helena trees of the genus Commidendrum

   Conservationists planted young gumwood on the exposed island ridge.

A compound of gum + wood. Gum tree became a common name for trees that exude gum or gumlike sap, especially eucalypts and sweetgums; gumwood consequently named either their timber or particular trees associated with such resinous wood.

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