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sweet gum
 sweet gumLiquidambar styracifluasweet gum or sweet·gum (swēt′gŭm′)n.1. Any of several trees of the genus Liquidambar, especially L. styraciflua of North America and Central America, having palmately lobed leaves, prickly round hanging fruit, and wood formerly used to make furniture.2. The aromatic resin obtained from this tree.sweet gum n 1. (Plants) 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. Compare sour gum 2. (Elements & Compounds) the sap of this tree Often shortened to: red gumsweet′ gum′
n. 1. a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambarstyraciflua, of the witch hazel family, native to the eastern U.S., with 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 perfumes and medicines. Also called red gum (for defs. 1,2). [1690–1700, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sweet gum - reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniturehazelwood, satin walnut, red gumgumwood, gum - wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum | | 2. |  sweet gum - aromatic exudate from the sweet gum treeliquidambarAmerican 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 sapgum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying | | 3. |  sweet gum - a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sapAmerican sweet gum, bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum tree, red gumgenus Liquidambar, Liquidambar - sweet gumliquidambar - any tree of the genus Liquidambarliquidambar, sweet gum - aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree |
sweet gum
sweet gum: see witch hazelwitch hazel,
common name for some members of the Hamamelidaceae, a family of trees and shrubs found mostly in Asia. The family includes the large genus (Corylopsis) of winter hazels, and the witch hazels (genus Hamamelis), sweet gums (Liquidambar
..... Click the link for more information. .  sweet gum sweet gumTree up to 120 ft (40m) with very pointy-looking maple-type leaves that smell like pine when rubbed. Fruits are strange spiky balls (not edible). Bark is the part you want- it has a resinous gum in it’s cracks, and is chewed like chewing gum (similar to pine resin) Contains Shikimic acid, which stops flu viruses from reproducing- highest levels in infertile seeds (the yellow ones without wings). B-vitamins, colds, throat, bowel/colon, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, ringworm. Expectorant (helps clear mucus), anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory. Inner bark and resin are used. If no resin is seen, cut to the inner bark and let sap run out and harden. The leaves have been used also, but are high in tannins. Best to soak several times or steam them to help remove tannins.gum1. A moderately high-density hardwood of the eastern and southern US; whitish to gray-green in color and of uniform texture; used for low-grade veneer, plywood, and rough cabinet work. 2. Any of a class of colloidal substances that are soluble or swell in water, exuded by or prepared from plants; sticky when moist.MedicalSeewitch hazelFinancialSeeGUMsweet gum
Synonyms for sweet gumnoun reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furnitureSynonyms- hazelwood
- satin walnut
- red gum
Related Wordsnoun aromatic exudate from the sweet gum treeSynonymsRelated Words- American sweet gum
- bilsted
- Liquidambar styraciflua
- sweet gum tree
- sweet gum
- red gum
- gum
noun a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sapSynonyms- American sweet gum
- bilsted
- Liquidambar styraciflua
- sweet gum tree
- red gum
Related Words- genus Liquidambar
- Liquidambar
- sweet gum
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