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Definition of gum tree noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gum tree

noun

/ˈɡʌm triː/

/ˈɡʌm triː/

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a eucalyptus tree

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be up a gum tree

(British English, old-fashioned, informal) to be in a very difficult situation

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