Gamboge

[gæm'bu:dʒ]

Definition

(noun.) a strong yellow color.

(noun.) a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative.

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Definition

(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. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic.

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Definition

n. a yellow gum-resin used as a pigment and in medicine.—adjs. Gambog′ian Gambog′ic.

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