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sweetgum

sweetgum is the alternative form of sweet gum.

Meaning of sweet gum

Noun

sweet gum (plural sweet gums)

  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.

Forms of sweetgum

pluralsweetgums

Origin of sweetgum

From sweet + gum.

Phrases with sweetgum

Questions about sweetgum

What is sweetgum the alternative form of?
Sweetgum is the alternative form of sweet gum.

Words near sweetgum in the dictionary

  1. sweetfulness
  2. sweetgale
  3. sweetgales
  4. sweetgrass
  5. sweetgrasses
  6. sweetgum
  7. sweetgum tree
  8. sweetgum trees
  9. sweetgums
  10. sweetheart
  11. sweetheart cabbage

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