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sweet gum

sweet gum (plural sweet gums or sweet gum)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. aromatic resin: an amber aromatic tree resin

2. N American tree with hard wood: a tree of the witch hazel family that has lobed leaves, hard wood, and round prickly fruit clusters, and is the source of an amber aromatic resin. Native to: North America.  Latin name Liquidambar styraciflua.

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