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nounwood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
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verbgrind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
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nounany of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
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nouna preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
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nounthe tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
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nouncement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesivetype of:
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nounany of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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verbbecome stickytype of:
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"if you gum the tape it is stronger"verbcover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
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"these trees gum in the Spring"verbexude or form gum
Synonyms & Similar Words
change sweet tree wood thus apply chew glue jaw cement mumble eucalyptus ooze gummy confection frankincense exude kino lacquer mucilage gumming tupelo gingiva algin ammoniac exudate balata agar gumwood red gum hazelwood satin walnut sweet gum manducate masticate gum tree eucalyptus tree liquidambar eucalypt tupelo tree chewing gum gum ball bubble gum animal tissue animal glue casein glue fish glue marine glue exudation alginic acid bengal kino agar-agar butea gum butea kino carrageenan carrageenin cherry-tree gum chicle chicle gum conima dragon's blood eucalyptus gum eucalyptus kino euphorbium galbanum ghatti ghatti gum guar gum gum acacia gum albanum gum ammoniac gum arabic gum butea gum eurphorbium gum kino gum olibanum gum sangapenum gutta-percha gutta balata karaya gum kino gum mesquite gum olibanum opopanax sangapenum sterculia gum tragacanth put on ooze out transude