sweet gum

See also: sweetgum

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sweet gum (plural sweet gums)

  1. Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
    Hypernyms: gum, gum tree < tree < plant < organism
    Coordinate term: black gum
    1. Liquidambar styraciflua, the sweet gum tree.

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