1) American sweet gum 2) Liquidambar 3) Liquidambar styraciflua 4) Red gum 5) Sweet gum 6) Sweet gum tree 7) The liquidambar tree 
• (n.) See Sweet gum.
(Liquidambar) Liquidambar is the botanical name for the Sweet Gum trees. L. styraciflua is a native of eastern North America. It can grow up to a height of 100 to 130 feet. The leaves of this tree are arranged alternately on the branches. They are star-shaped with usually five (sometimes seven), pointed lobes, which are finely toothed. When crushed...
Bil'sted noun (Botany) See Sweet gum . 
the liquidambar tree.