gumline

English

Etymology

From gum +‎ line.

Noun

gumline (plural gumlines)

1. The line along the top of the gums, where they meet the surface of the teeth
   • 2007 December 20, Martha Schindler Connors, “Pearly Wisdom”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Leaving plaque along the gumline leaves gums swollen and inflamed and apt to bleed.

Anagrams

• emuling, legumin