n.
Pronunciation: ˌ li-kw ə - ' dam-b ə r
Function: 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 No. American and Asian trees (as the sweet gum) of the witch-hazel family with monoecious flowers and a spiny globose fruit composed of many woody capsules each having two carpels