Liquidambar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liquidambar \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 {Liquidambar Orientalis} is found in Asia Minor.


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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  liquidambar
       n 1: aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree [syn: {sweet gum}]
       2: any tree of the genus Liquidambar