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sweet gum (wood) (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: 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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sweet gum (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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gum, sweet (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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sweetgum (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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red gum wood (sweet gum, liquidambar wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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liquidambar (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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sweet-gum (wood) (C,U,LC,English,UF,U,N)
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amberhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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liquidámbar (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot de soort Liquidambar styraciflua, inheems in de Verenigde Staten en Mexico. Het wordt gebruikt voor het maken van meubilair, fineer en pulp voor boekpapier. |
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente a la genus Liquidambar. Se utiliza en la fabricación de muebles, chapas y para fabricar pulpa para papel de libros. |
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derived/made from .... |
Liquidambar (genus) |
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(Altingiaceae (family), Saxifragales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300374867] |
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