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

Type of: liquidambar

Part of: genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar

Encyclopedia: Liquidambar styraciflua