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gamboge Definition


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gamboge
noun
    1. A gum resin obtained from various tropical Asian trees, used as a source of a yellow pigment or as a laxative.
    2. The yellow pigment derived from this gum resin.
Etymology: 18c: from scientific Latin gambogium, derived from Cambodia, the name of a country in in SE Asia.



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