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GAMBOGE TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gamboge tree mean?
• GAMBOGE TREE (noun)
The noun GAMBOGE TREE has 1 sense:
1. low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered
Familiarity information: GAMBOGE TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
gamboge tree; Garcinia cambogia; Garcinia gummi-gutta; Garcinia hanburyi
Hypernyms ("gamboge tree" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("gamboge tree" is a member of...):
Garcinia; genus Garcinia (evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)
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