GAMBOGE


Meaning of GAMBOGE in English

noun Etymology: New Latin gambogium, alteration of cambugium, from or akin to Portuguese Camboja Cambodia Date: 1712 an orange to brown gum resin from southeast Asian trees (genus Garcinia ) of the Saint-John's-wort family that is used as a yellow pigment and cathartic, a strong yellow

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