Meanings
nounAmerican sweetgum (plural American sweetgums)
plural American sweetgums
- A deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Liquidambar styraciflua.
Synonyms: redgum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Liquidambar styraciflua.
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Czech ambroň západní
- ambroň západnídeciduous tree
Dutch amberboom
- amberboomdeciduous tree
French copalme d'Amérique
- copalme d'Amériquedeciduous tree
German Amerikanische Amberbaum
- Amerikanische Amberbaumdeciduous tree
Hungarian amerikai ámbrafa
- amerikai ámbrafadeciduous tree
Italian storace americano
- storace americanodeciduous tree
Korean 미국풍나무
- 미국풍나무 (migukpungnamu)deciduous tree
Polish ambrowiec amerykański
- ambrowiec amerykańskideciduous tree
Portuguese liquidâmbar
- liquidâmbardeciduous tree
Spanish liquidámbar americano
- liquidámbar americanodeciduous tree
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APA
American sweetgum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20sweetgum
MLA
“American sweetgum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20sweetgum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American sweetgum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20sweetgum.
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