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gam⋅bier
[gam-beer] 
–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
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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