Noun: American sweet gum
- A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
"American sweet gum trees line many southern streets, their star-shaped leaves turning brilliant colours in fall";
- sweet gum, sweet gum tree, bilsted, red gum, Liquidambar styraciflua
Type of: liquidambar
Part of: genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar
Encyclopedia: American sweet gum