liquidambar
/ˌlɪkwɪdˈæmbə(r)/noun
1- a deciduous North American and Asian tree with maple-like leaves and bright autumn colours, yielding aromatic resinous balsam枫香属植物。
1.1
- Genus Liquidambar, family Hamamelidaceae: several species, including L. orientalis of Asia, which yields Levant storax, and the sweet gum of North America.枫香树属, 金缕梅科：数种, 包括亚洲的苏合香, 可做黎凡特安息香和北美口香糖。
1.2
- mass noun liquid balsam obtained chiefly from the Asian liquidambar tree, used medicinally and in perfume枫香树香脂（主要产于亚洲枫香树, 可制药和香水）。亦作STORAX.
词源
late 16th cent.: modern Latin, apparently formed irregularly from Latin liquidus 'liquid' + medieval Latin ambar 'amber'.