liquidambar

• ⇰ A genus consisting of two species of tall trees having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit. <spn>Liquidambar styraciflua</spn> is the North American sweet qum, and <spn>Liquidambar Orientalis</spn> is found in Asia Minor.
• ⇰ The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is >liquid storax >.