The act of chewing without teeth. / (mining, historical) The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

simple past tense and past participle of gum

plural of gumming

plural of Gum

A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing.

Alternative form of bubblegum

Corymbia calophylla (marri), native to Western Australia, with red gum effusions / Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Murray red gum, river red gum), a eucalyptus tree with red wood.

any of several Oriental and American trees, of the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, woodpulp and plywood

gum arabic

An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and in other industries including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.