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Bilsted

noun
1.
A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap.  Synonyms: American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua, red gum, sweet gum, sweet gum tree.





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... (Sweet Gum, Hazel Pine, Satin Walnut, Liquidamber, Bilsted). The wood is about as stiff and as strong as chestnut, rather heavy, it splits easily and is quite brash, commonly cross-grained, of fine texture, and has a large proportion of whitish sapwood, which decays rapidly when exposed to the weather; but the reddish brown heartwood is ...
— Seasoning of Wood • Joseph B. Wagner


Words linked to "Bilsted" :   liquidambar, genus Liquidambar, Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum, red gum


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