Sweet Gum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star-shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters.
  2. the hard reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.
  3. the amber balsam exuded by this tree, used in the manufacture of perfumes and medicines.
noun
  1. a North American liquidambar tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap: the wood (called satin walnut) is used to make furniture
  2. the sap of this tree
Sweet Gum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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