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gamboge

Pronunciation: /gamˈbəʊʒ, -ˈbuːʒ/

Definition of gamboge

noun

[mass noun]

a gum resin produced by various East Asian trees, used as a yellow pigment and in medicine as a purgative.
- The trees belong to the genus Garcinia (family Guttiferae), in particular G. xanthochymus