Meanings
nounliquidambar (countable and uncountable, plural liquidambars)
plural liquidambars
- countableuncountableA resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
- countableuncountableThe tree itself, or any other species of the genus Liquidambar, also called sweetgum.
Liquidambar maintains a European foothold in a small area of southwestern Turkey.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 135Synonyms: sweet gum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe tree itself, or any other species of the genus Liquidambar, also called sweetgum.
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Origin
- translingualLiquidambar
- Englishliquidambar
Borrowed from translingual Liquidambar.
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liquidambar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidambar
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“liquidambar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidambar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liquidambar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquidambar.
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