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gam⋅bier

  [gam-beer]
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–noun
an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
Also, gambir.

Origin:
1820–30; < Malay gambir the name of the plant
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gam·bier also gam·bir   (gām'bîr)   
n.  A resinous astringent extract obtained from the leaves of a woody vine (Uncaria gambir) of Malaysia and Indonesia, used medicinally and in tanning and dyeing.

[Malay gambir.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gam·bier
Variant: also gam·bir /'gam-"bi(&)r/
Function: noun
: a yellowish catechu that is obtained from awoody vine (Uncaria gambir) of the madder family occurring in India, Malaysia, and surrounding areas of the Malay Archipelago and that is used for chewing with the betel nut and for tanning anddyeing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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