gamboge

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1. 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. Source: opted
2. n. a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative Source: wordnet
3. n. a strong yellow color Source: wordnet
4. n:100 n. a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative n. a strong yellow color Source: ecdict

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