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gum tree

(Encyclopedia)gum tree, name for the eucalyptus (see myrtle) in Australia and for several other trees, e.g., the sweet gum, of the family Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family), and the black gum or tupelo in North Am...

Joshua tree

(Encyclopedia)Joshua tree: see yucca.

Judas tree

(Encyclopedia)Judas tree: see redbud.

neem tree

(Encyclopedia)neem tree or margosa tree, a fast-growing broad-leaved evergreen, Azadirachta indica, native to India and Myanmar. Its extracts have been used for centuries in Asia as pesticides, toothpaste, medicine...

maidenhair tree

(Encyclopedia)maidenhair tree: see ginkgo.

pepper tree

(Encyclopedia)pepper tree: see sumac.

tulip tree

(Encyclopedia)tulip tree: see magnolia.

tung tree

(Encyclopedia)tung tree: see spurge; tung oil. ...

turpentine tree

(Encyclopedia)turpentine tree: see terebinth.

wayfaring tree

(Encyclopedia)wayfaring tree: see honeysuckle. ...