gum

wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

exude or form gum

“these trees gum in the Spring”

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

become sticky

cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

“if you gum the tape it is stronger”