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Gamboge
see synonyms of gambogeNoun
1. gamboge
a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
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Gamboge
see synonyms of gambogenoun
1.
a.
a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative
b.
the pigment made from this resin
2. gamboge tree
3.
a strong yellow colour
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Gamboge
see synonyms of gamboge noun
a gum resin obtained from a tropical Asian tree (Garcinia hanburyi) of the Saint-John's-wort family, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Gamboge
see synonyms of gambogen.
1. A brownish or orange resin obtained from several trees of the genus Garcinia of South and Southeast Asia and yielding a golden-yellow pigment.
2. A strong reddish yellow.
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