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单词 sweet gum
释义

sweet gum

noun

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

Illustration of sweet gum

Illustration of sweet gum
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Hike more than 18 miles of trails through flowering dogwood and sweet gum trees (read: gorgeous fall color). Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 6 June 2019 Approved by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, the 11 species of Ohio native trees include red bud, sweet gum, Ohio buckeye, burr oak, black walnut, chinkapin, tulip, hackberry, shingle oak, tupelo and Amelanchier. John Benson, cleveland, 26 May 2022 The other sweet gum trees around are not dropping limbs. oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2022 Some species don a medley all at once, or are more potluck with their hues, like sweet gum and American hornbeam. Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 30 Sep. 2021 Readers of the book will find dozens of close-ups of the seed heads or fruits of various species, everything from the American big-leaf maple to China’s sweet gum. Barbara Hall, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2021 The new definition expands the definition to include a host of tree species such as magnolia, longleaf pine, river birch, sweet gum, sycamore and yellow poplar. al, 16 Mar. 2021 These include more than 250 varieties of species such as cedar of Lebanon (part of the park’s extensive cedar collection), Persian ironwood, and Oriental sweet gum. Alyssa Giacobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021 Also, most sweet gums and sycamores sustain minimal damage. Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

sweet gum

noun

: a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar (L. styraciflua) with a round spiny brown fruit cluster and an inner bark that is the source of American storax
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