SWEET GUM


Meaning of SWEET GUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1700

1. : a North American tree ( Liquidambar styraciflua ) of the witch-hazel family with palmately lobed glossy green leaves, corky twigs, a round spiny brown fruit cluster, and hard wood

2. : the smooth reddish-brown wood of the sweet gum

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