sweet gum meaning and definition

SWEET GUM noun

Definition of sweet gum (noun)

1. reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
   • synonyms: hazelwood, red gum, satin walnut
2. aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
   • synonyms: liquidambar
3. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap
   • synonyms: American sweet gum, bilsted, Liquidambar styraciflua, red gum, sweet gum tree