Gambier

[gæmbiә]

解釋/意思:

(n.) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing.

(n.) Catechu.

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同義詞及近義詞：

n. Catechu, cutch, Terra Japonica, Japan earth.

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解釋/意思:

n. an astringent substance prepared from the leaves of a shrub of the East Indies and largely used in tanning and dyeing.—Also Gam′bir.

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