sweet gum

noun

Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.

Similar
satin walnuthazelwoodred gumliquidambarsweet gum treebilstedAmerican sweet gumLiquidambar styraciflua
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Meanings

nounsweet gum (plural sweet gums)

plural sweet gums · alternative sweetgum · alternative sweet-gum

  1. Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
    1. Liquidambar styraciflua, the sweet gum tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounreddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture

Similar
satin walnuthazelwoodred gum
Broader
gumwoodgum

nounaromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree

Similar
liquidambar
Broader
gum

nouna North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap

Similar
sweet gum treebilstedred gumAmerican sweet gumLiquidambar styraciflua
Broader
liquidambar
Also see
bilstedhazelwoodliquidambarred gumsweet gum tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek στύραξ
  • στύραξ (stúrax)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
Arabic عَنْبَر دَمَّاع, مَيْعَة سَائِلَة
  • عَنْبَر دَمَّاع (ʕanbar dammāʕ)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • مَيْعَة سَائِلَةany tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • لِيكِيدَنْبَار (līkīdanbār)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
Catalan liquidàmbar
  • liquidàmbarany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Chinese Mandarin 楓香樹 /枫香树
  • 楓香樹 /枫香树 (fēngxiāngshù)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
Czech ambroň
  • ambroňany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Danish ambratræ
  • ambratræany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Finnish ambrapuu
  • ambrapuuany tree of the genus Liquidambar
French liquidambar, copalme
  • liquidambarany tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • copalmeany tree of the genus Liquidambar
German Amberbaum
  • Amberbaumany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Greek υγράμβαρη
  • υγράμβαρη (ygrámvari)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
Japanese フウ
  • フウ (fū)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
Latin styrax, storax
  • styraxany tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • storaxany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Polish ambrowiec, ambra
  • ambrowiecany tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • ambraany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Portuguese liquidâmbar
  • liquidâmbarany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Russian ликвида́мбар
  • ликвида́мбар (likvidámbar)any tree of the genus Liquidambar
Spanish liquidámbar
  • liquidámbarany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Turkish sığla, günlük ağacı
  • sığlaany tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • günlük ağacıany tree of the genus Liquidambar
  • amber ağacıany tree of the genus Liquidambar
Cite this entry
APA

sweet gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20gum

MLA

“sweet gum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20gum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet gum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20gum.

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