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columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

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  1. n. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall
  2. n. a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum