sweet gum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet guhm]
- /swit gʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet guhm]
- /swit gʌm/

Definitions of sweet gum words

noun sweet gum a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star-shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters. 1
noun sweet gum the hard reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 1
noun sweet gum the amber balsam exuded by this tree, used in the manufacture of perfumes and medicines. 1
noun sweet gum a North American liquidambar tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap: the wood (called satin walnut) is used to make furniture 0
noun sweet gum the sap of this tree 0
noun sweet gum a large North American tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) of the witch hazel family, with alternate maplelike leaves, spiny fruit balls, and fragrant juice 0

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Origin of sweet gum

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1690-1700

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Parts of speech for Sweet gum

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sweet gum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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