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–noun
1. a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star-shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters.
2. the hard reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.
3. the amber balsam exuded by this tree, used in the manufacture of perfumes and medicines.
Also called red gum (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1690–1700, Americanism
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n.  

  1. Any of several trees of the genus Liquidambar, especially L. styraciflua of North America and Central America, having palmately lobed leaves, prickly round hanging fruits, and wood used to make furniture.

  2. The aromatic resin obtained from this tree.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sweet gum
Function: noun
: a No. American tree of the genus Liquidambar (L. styraciflua) with palmately lobed leaves, corky branches, and hardwood that is the source of American storax
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sweet gum

any of about four species of flowering plants within the genus Altingia, family Altingiaceae, native to North America and Asia and valued for resin, timber, and ornament.

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