GAMBOGE


Meaning of GAMBOGE in English

[ gam'bəʊʒ , -'bu:ʒ ]

■ noun a gum resin produced by certain East Asian trees, used as a yellow pigment and in medicine as a purgative.

Origin

C18: from mod. L. gambaugium , from Cambodia .

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