gamboge
[ gam-bohj, -boozh ]
/ gæmˈboʊdʒ, -ˈbuʒ /
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noun
Also cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, especially G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.
yellow or yellow-orange.
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Origin of gamboge
OTHER WORDS FROM gamboge
gam·bo·gi·an, adjectiveWords nearby gamboge
gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia
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gamboge
/ (ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ, -ˈbuːʒ) /
noun
- a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative
- the pigment made from this resin
gamboge tree any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp G. hanburyi, that yield this resin: family Clusiaceae
a strong yellow colour
Also called (for senses 1, 2): cambogia
Derived forms of gamboge
gambogian, adjectiveWord Origin for gamboge
C18: from New Latin gambaugium, from Cambodia
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