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GARCINIA HANBURYI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Garcinia hanburyi mean? 

GARCINIA HANBURYI (noun)
  The noun GARCINIA HANBURYI has 1 sense:

1. low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powderedplay

  Familiarity information: GARCINIA HANBURYI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GARCINIA HANBURYI (noun)


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 hanburyi" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Garcinia hanburyi" is a member of...):

Garcinia; genus Garcinia (evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)


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