Definition of sweet gum
1
: a North American tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) of the witch-hazel family with palmately lobed glossy green leaves, corky twigs, a round spiny brown fruit cluster, and hard wood
2
: the smooth reddish-brown wood of the sweet gum
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The first known use of sweet gum was in 1700
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