n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gomme, from Middle French, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Greek kommi, from Egyptian qmyt
Date: 14th century
1 a : any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying and are salts of complex organic acids ― compare MUCILAGE 1 b : any of various plant exudates (as an oleoresin or gum resin)
2 : a substance or deposit resembling a plant gum (as in sticky or adhesive quality)
3 a : a tree (as a black gum) that yields gum b Australian : EUCALYPTUS
4 : the wood or lumber of a gum especially : that of the sweet gum
5 : CHEWING GUM