liquidambar

liq·uid·am·bar  (lkwd-mbr)

n.

Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Liquidambar, such as the sweet gum.

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[New Latin, genus name : Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid + Medieval Latin ambar, amber; see amber.]

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liquidambar [ˌlɪkwɪdˈæmbə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any deciduous tree of the hamamelidaceous genus Liquidambar, of Asia and North and Central America, with star-shaped leaves, and exuding a yellow aromatic balsam See also sweet gum

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the balsam of this tree, used in medicine See also storax [3]

[New Latin, from Latin liquidus liquid + Medieval Latin ambar amber]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	liquidambar - aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree sweet gum American sweet gum, bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum tree, sweet gum, red gum - a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
	2.	liquidambar - any tree of the genus Liquidambar genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar - sweet gum American sweet gum, bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum tree, sweet gum, red gum - a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap gum tree, gum - any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
	3.	Liquidambar - sweet gum genus Liquidambar plant genus - a genus of plants family Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family - comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera liquidambar - any tree of the genus Liquidambar American sweet gum, bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum tree, sweet gum, red gum - a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap