What does sweet gum mean?
• SWEET GUM (noun) The noun SWEET GUM has 3 senses: 1. reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture 2. aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree 3. a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap Familiarity information: SWEET GUM used as a noun is uncommon.