Meaning of BLACK GUM

Pronunciation:			blak gum
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino [n]  columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
	Synonyms:		black mallee, black sally, Eucalytus stellulata, Nyssa sylvatica, pepperidge, sour gum
	See Also:		mallee, tupelo, tupelo tree