liquidambar

liq·uid·am·bar

noun \ˌli-kwə-ˈdam-bər\

Definition of LIQUIDAMBAR

1

: storax 1b

2

: any of a genus (Liquidambar) of deciduous North American and Asian trees (as the sweet gum) of the witch-hazel family with monoecious flowers and a spiny globose fruit composed of many woody capsules each having two carpels

Origin of LIQUIDAMBAR

New Latin, from Latin liquidus + Medieval Latin ambar, ambra amber

First Known Use: circa 1577