LiquidambarWordNet Explorer

sweet gum

a genus of plants

comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera

a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying