liquidambar

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Be this as it may, there are times when I sincerely long for a ball of liquidambar or a mouthful of pungent spring buds.

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  1. noun Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Liquidambar, such as the sweet gum.

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  1. New Latin, genus name : Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid + Medieval Latin ambar, amber; see amber.
 

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