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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNOW GUM

So called because it grows at high altitude.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SNOW GUM

snow gum play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNOW GUM

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Snow gum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SNOW GUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

snow gum

Eucalyptus pauciflora

Eucalyptus pauciflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a small tree or large shrub growing 4–8 m tall, occasionally reaching 20 m, and native to subalpine and lowland habitats in eastern Australia. It is amongst the hardiest of all eucalyptus species, surviving the severe winter temperatures of the Australian Alps. Other common names include cabbage gum, weeping gum and white sallee.

Definition of snow gum in the English dictionary

The definition of snow gum in the dictionary is any of various eucalyptus trees that grow at high altitude, esp Eucalyptus pauciflora.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNOW GUM

snow cave
snow chains
snow crab
snow day
snow devil
snow eater
snow fence
snow geese
snow goose
snow grass
snow hole
snow job
snow leopard
snow line
snow pea
snow plant
Snow Queen
snow report
snow scooter
snow tyre

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNOW GUM

black gum
blue gum
bubble gum
chewing gum
fruit gum
ghost gum
grey gum
guar gum
kauri gum
red gum
river red gum
scribbly gum
spirit gum
spotted gum
sugar gum
sweet gum
water gum
white gum
wine gum
xanthan gum

Synonyms and antonyms of snow gum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «snow gum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNOW GUM

Find out the translation of snow gum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of snow gum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snow gum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雪胶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

goma de nieve
570 millions of speakers

English

snow gum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बर्फ गम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثلوج اللثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снег резинка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gum neve
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুষার গাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

neige gomme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gula salji
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schnee -Gummi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スノーガム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈 껌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salju gum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyết kẹo cao su
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பனி கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्फ गम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kar sakızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

neve gum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

guma śnieg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сніг гумка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gumă de zăpadă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ούλων χιόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sneeu tandvleis
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

snö gummi
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

snø tannkjøtt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snow gum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNOW GUM»

The term «snow gum» is normally little used and occupies the 147.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNOW GUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snow gum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNOW GUM»

Discover the use of snow gum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snow gum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Here, the unusual beauty of the snow-gum, found in Australia's alpine regions and far more delicate than the more familiar eucalypt, is presented in a poetry which, technically, reflects the tree's physical qualities and, thereby, assists us to  ...
Cameron, Barry Spurr, Lloyd Cameron, 2009
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Modern Australian Verse
DOUGLAS STEWART The Snow-gum It is the snow-gum silently, In noon's blue and the silvery Flowering of light on snow, Performing its slow miracle Where upon drift and icicle Perfect lies its shadow. Leaf upon leaf's fidelity, The creamy ...
Douglas Stewart, 1964
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Forest Trees of Australia
Snow Gum Cabbage Gum (Tas.), Weeping Gum (Tas.), White Sallee Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Sprengel and E. lacrimans L.A.S. Johnson & K.D. Hill Eucalyptus pauciflora: subsp. pauciflora (p), subsp. niphophila (n), subsp.
‎2006
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The Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National ...
On the mountain slopes the main snow gum species is Eucalyptus paucijlora, or white sallee. Pull down a leaf to help with identification. The distinguishing feature is the parallel veins running the length of the leaf, rather than branching out ...
Deirdre Slattery, 1998
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Wild Places: Wilderness in Eastern New South Wales
The sub-alpine areas of these mountains are dominated by a single tree, the snow gum Eucalyptus niphophila.9 Few would complain at the near monopoly of such a beautiful tree. If you are slightly imaginative you can see in the snow gum an ...
Peter Prineas, 1997
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Eucalypt Ecology: Individuals to Ecosystems
Allitudinal variation in the photosynthetic characteristics of snow gum, Eucalyptus pauctflora Sieb. ex Spreng. III. Temperature responses of material grown in contrasting thermal environments. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 4, 301- 12.
Jann Williams, John Woinarski, 1997
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Exploitation of Environmental Heterogeneity by Plants: ...
Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieb. ex Spreng. ssp. pauciflora (= snow gum) is a tree ( Figure 1B) dominating high mountain forests in the Brindabella Ranges and Australian alps of southeastern Australia (Slatyer and Morrow, 1977; Brooker and  ...
‎1994
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Australia's Remarkable Trees
Anyone who has been to the Australian high country and seen this tree, better known as a Snow Gum, in full flower — generally between December and February — will know that Sieber got it wrong. Snow Gums have beautiful white flowers, ...
Richard Allen, 2009
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Eucalyptus: The Genus Eucalyptus
... bleeseri Snap and Rattle, see E. celastroides subsp. celastroides Snow Gum, see E. pauciflora subsp. niphophila, subsp. pauciflora Soap Mallee, see E. diversifolia South Australian Grey Mallee, see E. flindersii South Australian Mallee Box, ...
John J.W. Coppen, 2003
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The Bush: A Guide to the Vegetated Landscapes of Australia
In subalpine areas the snow gum and Tasmanian snow gum often take on mallee form and are the dominant species. In other areas, e.g. some sandstone tablelands, species include yellow-top ash, Port Jackson mallee and Blue Mountain ...
Ian G. Read, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNOW GUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snow gum is used in the context of the following news items.
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FIRST LIGHT ON LITTLE HORN. Picture: Luke Tscharke/Australian …
The snow was so deep her fur was covered in ice. We both sheltered behind the snow gum, understanding that the wind was scarier than either of us. Cascade ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Green Army back at work in the Upper Lachlan Catchment area
It will also improve the extent and condition of Box Gum and Snow Gum woodlands, restore habitat and improve water quality and rehydrate the landscape by ... «Crookwell Gazette, May 15»
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Victoria's Leadbeater's possum on the verge of extinction
The possum took a big hit from the Black Saturday fires in 2009, which wiped out 68,000ha of its potential ash forest and snow gum habitat (35%) and 45% of its ... «The News Reports, Apr 15»
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Tim the Yowie Man: Was falling tree a warning from the grave?
Only a couple of hundred metres ahead we stop in our tracks - an old snow gum has been completely uprooted by the gusty westerly and blocks our way. «The Canberra Times, Apr 15»
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The beauty, the stunning views and the bushfire fuel of the high …
If the grassland ignited during a bushfire it would carry a "flash fire", Lovick says, and send flames into the canopy of the stunning snow gums. The gums here ... «The Age, Apr 15»
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Old Man River
Their first job was to burn and to keep on burning the snow gum and the woody shrubs to enlarge the natural grass plains. Since that time, the firestick has been ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
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Summer in Thredbo
The sun had been in our eyes the past hour, illuminating every curve in the land, as well as each twisted snow gum with its branches raised in welcome. «Australian Geographic, Nov 14»
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Photographer Richard White explores Australia's High Country in his …
Every corner you turn is another snow-capped mountain reflected in another vast, ... It must be said that there is no more enchanting tree than a snow gum, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
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Tim the Yowie Man: Namadgi's natural wonders
Dwarfed snow gum: One of the most photographed trees in the park is the twisted snow gum, which clings precariously to the rocky top of Mt Gingera. «The Canberra Times, Sep 14»
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Canberra's urban tree coverage top in the nation
Territory and Municipal Services Minister Shane Rattenbury launched the Canberra Tree Week activities by planting a snow gum at Haig Park in Turner. «The Canberra Times, Jul 14»

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