- genus Liquidambar
- nounsweet gum• Syn: ↑Liquidambar• Hypernyms: ↑plant genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidaceae, ↑family Hamamelidaceae, ↑witch-hazel family• Member Meronyms:
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genus Liquidambar
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Liquidambar styraciflua — Conservation status … Wikipedia
liquidambar — [lik′wid am΄bər] n. [ModL < L liquidus (see LIQUID) + Ar anbar (see AMBER)] 1. any of a genus (Liquidambar) of trees of the witch hazel family, found in Asia and North America, esp. the SWEET GUM 2. the balsam from such a tree … English World dictionary
Liquidambar orientalis — Oriental Sweetgum 19th century illustration of Oriental Sweetgum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Liquidambar styraciflua — noun a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap • Syn: ↑sweet gum, ↑sweet gum tree, ↑bilsted, ↑red gum, ↑American sweet gum • Hypernyms: ↑liquidambar … Useful english dictionary
liquidambar — [ˌlɪkwɪd ambə] noun 1》 a North American or Asian tree with maple like leaves. [Genus Liquidambar: several species.] 2》 liquid balsam obtained from the liquidambar tree, used medicinally and in perfume. Origin C16: mod. L., appar. formed… … English new terms dictionary
liquidambar — /lik wid am beuhr, lik wid am /, n. 1. any tree of the genus Liquidambar, including the sweet gum. 2. the fragrant, yellowish, balsamic liquid exuded by this tree, used in medicine. Cf. storax (def. 2). [1590 1600; < NL: genus name. See LIQUID,… … Universalium
liquidambar — liq·uid·am·bar .lik wə dam bər n 1 a) cap a genus of trees of the witch hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) with a spiny globose fruit that is a cluster of many woody capsules b) any tree of the genus Liquidambar 2) STORAX (2) … Medical dictionary
liquidambar — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin liquidus + Medieval Latin ambar, ambra amber Date: circa 1577 1. storax 1b 2. any of a genus (Liquidambar) of deciduous North American and Asian trees (as the sweet gum) of the witch hazel family with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Liquidambar styraciflua — ID 48217 Symbol Key LIST2 Common Name sweetgum Family Hamamelidaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Liquidambar — ID 48215 Symbol Key LIQUI Common Name sweetgum Family Hamamelidaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
