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gambogian

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gam⋅boge

  [gam-bohj, -boozh]
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–noun
1. Also, cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp. G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.
2. yellow or yellow-orange.
Origin:
1625–35; < NL gambog- (s. of gambogium), var. of cambog-, after Cambodia

Related forms:
gam⋅bo⋅gi⋅an, adjective
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Main Entry: gam·boge
Pronunciation: gam-'bOj, -'büzh
Function: noun
: an orange to brown gum resin from southeast Asian trees (genusGarcinia of the family Guttiferae) that is used as a yellow pigment and cathartic called also cambogia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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