Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Kino"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kino \Ki"no\, n.
The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in
tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous
tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are
the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical
American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several
Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under
{Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and
{Eucalyptus}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kino
n 1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent
and in tanning [syn: {gum kino}, {kino gum}]
2: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used
medicinally and in e.g. tanning [syn: {Pterocarpus
marsupium}]
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