English Dictionary |
GARCINIA GUMMI-GUTTA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Garcinia gummi-gutta mean?
• GARCINIA GUMMI-GUTTA (noun)
The noun GARCINIA GUMMI-GUTTA 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: GARCINIA GUMMI-GUTTA 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 ("Garcinia gummi-gutta" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("Garcinia gummi-gutta" is a member of...):
Garcinia; genus Garcinia (evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The more cowherds there are, the worse the cows are looked after" (Breton proverb)
"Not everyone who chased the Zebra, caught it, but he who caught it, chased it." (Southern Africa proverb)
"Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook." (Egyptian proverb)