gum tree
Koala's favored perch
A gum tree is any of several trees that exude gum or resin, especially eucalyptus trees native to Australia.
The term appears in the idiom up a gum tree, meaning in a difficult situation with no easy escape—like a possum trapped in the branches.
eucalyptus
Tree-dwelling Australian marsupial
- eucalyptus oilFragrant leaf extract, medicinal
- malleeMulti-stemmed Australian shrub
- jarrahAustralian eucalypt species
- messmateFellow diner, especially military
ironbark · stringybark · mountain ash · outback · bushland
koala
Tree-dwelling Australian marsupial
- eucalyptus oilFragrant leaf extract, medicinal
- malleeMulti-stemmed Australian shrub
- jarrahAustralian eucalypt species
messmate · ironbark · stringybark · mountain ash · outback · bushland
bark
Sharp canine vocalization
trunk · branches · root · sapling · seedling · capsule · blossom · nectar · evergreen · timber
- treesoak, birch, maple, pine, elm
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, dust storm
- Australian busheucalyptus, bush, eucalypt, bushland, wattle