KARAYA GUM


Meaning of KARAYA GUM in English

[ka.ra.ya gum] n [Hindi karayal resin] (1916): any of several vegetable gums similar to tragacanth and often used as substitutes for it that are obtained from tropical Asian trees (genera Sterculia of the family Sterculiaceae and Cochlospermum of the family Bixaceae); esp: one derived from an Indian tree (S. urens)

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