Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gambir"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gambier \Gam"bier\, n. [Malayan.]
(a) The inspissated juice of a plant ({Uncaria Gambir})
growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,
under the name of {Terra Japonica}, is used for chewing
with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and
dyeing.
(b) Catechu. [Written also {gambeer} and {gambir}.]
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