HOG GUM


Meaning of HOG GUM in English

noun

1.

a. : a gum resin obtained from a West Indian tree ( Moronobea coccinea ) of the family Guttiferae

b. : a similar product obtained from other trees (as Rhus metopium )

c. : tragacanth ; also : a similar gum (as bassora or kutira)

2. : any of various tropical trees chiefly of the families Anacardiaceae and Guttiferae that produce hog gum or are associated or confused with trees producing hog gum

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