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bee gum

–noun Southern and South Midland U.S.
1. a gum tree, hollowed esp. by decay, in which bees live or from which hives are made.
2. a beehive.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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bee gum  
n.   Chiefly Southern U.S.
  1. A beehive located in a hollow tree or log.

  2. Any beehive.


[bee1 + gum, a hollowed-out log (from gum1).]
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