(ˈ)gam|bō]j, -aam-, -bü], ]zh noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin gambogium, alteration of cambugium, irregular from Cambodia, region (now country) in southeast Indochina
1. or cam·boge (ˈ)kam-, (ˈ)kaam-\ : an orange to brown gum resin that becomes bright yellow when powdered, is obtained from various southeast Asian trees of the genus Garcinia (as G. hanburyi ), and is used by artists as a yellow pigment and in medicine as a cathartic
2. or gamboge yellow : a strong yellow that is redder and less strong than yolk yellow or light chrome yellow