sweet gum
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.
Noun
sweet gum (plural sweet gums)
- Any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
- Liquidambar styraciflua, the sweet gum tree.
sweet gum meaning in Tamil and Arabic
sweet gum in Tamil
- இன்பயின் மரம்
sweet gum in Arabic
- any tree of the genus Liquidambar
- عَنْبَر دَمَّاع ʕanbar dammāʕ, مَيْعَة سَائِلَة, لِيْكِيْدَنْبَار liykiydanbār
Forms of sweet gum
| plural | sweet gums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sweetgum |
| alternative form | sweet-gum |
Words formed from sweet gum
- American sweetgum
- Chang's sweetgum
- Chinese sweetgum
- Formosan sweetgum
- oriental sweetgum
- Turkish sweetgum
Questions about sweet gum
- What does sweet gum mean?
- Sweet gum means any of several Oriental and American trees the genus Liquidambar, having brilliant autumn coloration; their wood is used for furniture, wood pulp and plywood.
- What is sweet gum in Tamil?
- Sweet gum in Tamil is இன்பயின் மரம். See Sweet gum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sweet gum?
- Sweet gum is a noun.
- What is the plural of sweet gum?
- The plural of sweet gum is sweet gums.
Words near sweet gum in the dictionary
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