Gamboge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A brownish or orange resin obtained from several trees of the genus Garcinia of south-central Asia and yielding a golden-yellow pigment.
  • n. A strong reddish yellow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of several species of trees of genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia.
  • n. The resin of the gamboge tree.
  • n. A deep yellow colour.
  • adj. Of a deep yellow colour.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taken internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A gum resin, the inspissated juice of various species of the guttiferous genus Garcinia.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
  • n. a strong yellow color
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gum resin    yellowness    yellow   
    Variant
    camboge   
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    cambogia   
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