Sweet gum (wood)
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Descripción
Wood of trees belonging to the genus Liquidambar, today native to North and South America and Asia. It is used for furniture, veneer, small decorative items, and for pulp for book paper. The reddish-brown heartwood is sold as "red gum wood."
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Otros términos
- amberhout [nl]
- liquidámbar (madera) [es]
- gum, sweet (wood) [en]
- sweetgum (wood) [en]
- red gum wood (sweet gum, liquidambar wood) [en]
- liquidambar (wood) [en]
- sweet-gum (wood) [en]