sweet gum n 1.(Plants) a North American liquidambar tree,Liquidambar styraciflua,having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap: the wood (calledsatin walnut) is used to make furniture. Comparesour gum 2.(Elements & Compounds) the sap of this tree ...
The major maples have leaves divided into three to five lobes, each less than four inches in size and with an opposite leaf arrangement. Other trees with "maple-like" leaves—the sycamore, sweetgum, and yellow poplar—have leaves that are alternate in arrangement. The maple is a genus with...
Paclobutrazol reduced cell sizes and induced more compact cell arrangement on adaxial leaf surface in sweetgum. Paclobutrazol greatly enhanced trichome density on both abaxial and adaxial surfaces in cherrybark oak, which would be more effective to screen out harmful UV-B radiation. In addition to ...