Gum facts for kids

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A number of different things are called "gum":

Gums, or gingiva, the soft tissue partly covering teeth

Chewing gum, a type of confectionery

Vegetable gums, natural gums:
- Guar gum
- Gum arabic
- Xanthan gum

Postage stamp gum

Gum Springs, Arkansas, a town

Trees:
- Gum tree (Eucalyptus; Australia and cultivated in other warm areas)
- Black gum (Tupelo, Nyssa; eastern North America)
- Sweet-gum (Liquidambar; eastern North America and Asia)
- Log gum

Astronomy:
- Gum (crater), on the Moon
- Gum Nebula, an emission nebula
- Colin Stanley Gum (1924-1960), Australian astronomer

See also: GUM

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