an Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus maculata
2.
the wood of this tree, used for shipbuilding, sleepers, etc
Examples of 'spotted gum' in a sentence
spotted gum
No antibacterial activity was detected in the spotted gum or yellowbox samples.
Cuilan eChen, Leona eCampbell, Shona E Blair, Dee A Carter 2012, 'The effect of heat treatment on the antimicrobial properties of honey', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00265/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mass diffusivity and permeability were lowest for spotted gum and highest for messmate.
Adam L. Redman,, Henri Bailleres,, Ian Turner,, Patrick Perré 2012, 'MASS TRANSFER PROPERTIES (PERMEABILITY AND MASS DIFFUSIVITY) OF FOUR AUSTRALIAN HARDWOODSPECIES', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_3_3410_Redman_Mass_Transfer_Properties_Australian_Hardwood/1606. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)