'Liquidambar' definitions:
Definition of 'liquidambar'
(from WordNet)
noun
Aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree [syn: sweet gum, liquidambar]
noun
Any tree of the genus Liquidambar
noun
Sweet gum [syn: genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar]
Definition of 'Liquidambar'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid storax. [1913 Webster]