gamboge

[ gam-bohj, -boozh ]
/ gæmˈboʊdʒ, -ˈbuʒ /

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

1625–35; <New Latin gambog- (stem of gambogium), variant of cambog-, after Cambodia

OTHER WORDS FROM gamboge

gam·bo·gi·an, adjective

Words nearby gamboge

gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia
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British Dictionary definitions for gamboge

gamboge
/ (ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ, -ˈbuːʒ) /

noun

  1. a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative
  2. 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, adjective

Word Origin for gamboge

C18: from New Latin gambaugium, from Cambodia
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