LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Liquidambar styraciflua mean? 

• LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA (noun)
  The noun LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA has 1 sense:

1. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap

  Familiarity information: LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA (noun)

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Meaning:

A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American sweet gum; bilsted; Liquidambar styraciflua; red gum; sweet gum; sweet gum tree

Hypernyms ("Liquidambar styraciflua" is a kind of...):

liquidambar (any tree of the genus Liquidambar)

Meronyms (substance of "Liquidambar styraciflua"):

liquidambar; sweet gum (aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree)

Holonyms ("Liquidambar styraciflua" is a member of...):

genus Liquidambar; Liquidambar (sweet gum)