Meaning of LIQUIDAMBAR
| Pronunciation: | | 'likwid`ambur
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- [n] any tree of the genus Liquidambar
- [n] aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
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| | See Also: | | American sweet gum, bilsted, genus Liquidambar, gum, gum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, red gum, sweet gum, sweet gum tree | |
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| | Definition: | | \Liq"uid*am`bar\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]d*[a^]m`b[~e]r), n.
[Liquid + amber.]
1. (Bot.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees
having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit.
{Liquidambar styraciflua} is the North American sweet qum,
and {L. Orientalis} is found in Asia Minor.
2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by
incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid
storax.
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