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noun
Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: gum, gum tree, tree, plant, organism
noun
Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
Liquidambar styraciflua, the sweet gum tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: gum, gum tree, tree, plant, organism
noun
a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sweet gum tree, bilsted, red gum, American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua
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Broader terms: liquidambar
noun
aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: liquidambar
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Broader terms: gum
noun
reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: satin walnut, hazelwood, red gum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gumwood, gum
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