liquidambar noun. [lɪkwɪd'ambǝ] L16.
[mod. Latin, app. irreg. from Latin liquidus LIQUID adjective + medieval Latin ambar AMBER.]
1. A resinous gum which exudes from the bark of trees of the genus Liquidambar (see below); liquid storax. Cf. AMBER noun 4. L16.

2. Any of various trees of the genus Liquidambar of the witch-hazel family, esp. L. orientalis of Asia Minor, and L. styraciflua, the sweet gum of N. America. M18.

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