liquidambar
noun
liq·uid·am·bar ˌli-kwə-ˈdam-bər 
1
: storax sense 1b
2
: any of a genus (Liquidambar) of deciduous North American and Asian trees (such 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin liquidus + Medieval Latin ambar, ambra amber
First Known Use
circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
liquidambar
noun
liq·uid·am·bar ˌlik-wə-ˈdam-bər
1
a
capitalized : a genus of trees of the witch hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) with a spiny globose fruit that is a cluster of many woody capsules
b
: any tree of the genus Liquidambar
2
: storax sense 2