Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gamboge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gamboge \Gam*boge"\, n.
A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species
of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in
masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, --
whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact
texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally,
it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic. [Written also
{camboge}.]
Note: There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived
from species of {Garcinia}, a genus of trees of the
order {Guttifer[ae]}. The best Siam gamboge is thought
to come from {Garcinia Hanburii}. Ceylon gamboge is
from {G. Morella}. {G. pictoria}, of Western India,
yields {gamboge}, and also a kind of oil called
{gamboge butter}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gamboge
n 1: a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
2: a strong yellow color [syn: {lemon}, {lemon yellow}, {maize}]
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