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liquidambar

/ˌlɪkwɪdˈæmbəɹ/

liquidambar noun: a resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.

Noun

liquidambar (countable and uncountable, plural liquidambars)

  1. A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
  2. The 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 135
    Synonyms:
    sweet gum

Synonyms of liquidambar

Forms of liquidambar

pluralliquidambars

Origin of liquidambar

Borrowed from translingual Liquidambar.

Questions about liquidambar

What does liquidambar mean?
Liquidambar means a resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.
What part of speech is liquidambar?
Liquidambar is a noun.
How do you pronounce liquidambar?
Liquidambar is pronounced /ˌlɪkwɪdˈæmbəɹ/.
What is the plural of liquidambar?
The plural of liquidambar is liquidambars.

Words near liquidambar in the dictionary

  1. liquid-crystal display
  2. liquid-crystal displays
  3. liquid-like
  4. liquidability
  5. liquidable
  6. liquidambar
  7. liquidambars
  8. liquidamber
  9. liquidambers
  10. liquidatable
  11. liquidate

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