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liquidambar
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun liquidambar has 3 senses
- liquidambar(n = noun.plant) sweet gum - aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree; Array is a kind of gum
- liquidambar(n = noun.plant) Array - any tree of the genus Liquidambar; Array is a member of genus liquidambar, liquidambar
- liquidambar(n = noun.plant) genus liquidambar - sweet gum; Array is a kind of plant genus
has particulars: american sweet gum, bilsted, liquidambar styraciflua, red gum, sweet gum, sweet gum tree
is a kind of gum, gum tree
is a member of family hamamelidaceae, hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family
CIDE DICTIONARY
liquidambar, n. [Liquid + amber.].
- A genus consisting of two species of tall trees having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit.
Liquidambar styraciflua is the North Americansweet qum , andLiquidambar Orientalis is found in Asia Minor. [1913 Webster] - The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
liquidambar, n.
1 any tree of the genus Liquidambar yielding a resinous gum.
2 this gum.
1 any tree of the genus Liquidambar yielding a resinous gum.
2 this gum.
Etymology
mod.L app. f. L liquidus (see LIQUID) + med.L ambar amber
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