a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing |
a figure that branches from a single root | the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth |
| any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying |
| cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive |
| wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum |
| any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum |