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sweet gum
noun
- a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star-shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters.
- the hard reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.
- the amber balsam exuded by this tree, used in the manufacture of perfumes and medicines.
sweet gum
noun
- a North American liquidambar tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap: the wood (called satin walnut ) is used to make furniture Compare sour gum
- the sap of this tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweet gum1
An Americanism dating back to 1690–1700
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Example Sentences
On our way I saw Lejoillie eagerly eyeing the branches of a tree producing a sweet gum.
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Sweet gum, walnut, or oak may be left in its natural state, and oiled to bring out the grain and finish.
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In the "flats" in certain parts of Jackson and Scott Counties it becomes a common tree, associated with pin oak and sweet gum.
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Usually it is associated with such low ground species as pecan, sweet gum, swell-butt ash, and the cane.
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Sweet gum should be one of the principal species in wet places of the woodlots of southern Indiana.
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