liquidambar
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Noun (3)
- sweet gumSynonyms: genus LiquidambarType of plant genusMember of Hamamelidaceae, family HamamelidaceaeMembers sweet gum
- aromatic exudate from the sweet gum treeSynonyms: sweet gumType of gumSubstance of sweet gum, sweet gum tree
- any tree of the genus LiquidambarType of gum tree, gumKinds sweet gum, sweet gum treeMember of genus Liquidambar
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Liq′uid·am′bar (lĭk′wĭd-ăm′bẽr), noun
Origin: Liquid + amber.
1. Botany A genus consisting of two species of tall trees having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit. Liquidambar styraciflua is the North American sweet qum, and Liquidambar Orientalis is found in Asia Minor.
2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54