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noun
a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin.
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Origin of gum resin
First recorded in 1705–15
OTHER WORDS FROM gum resin
gum-res·i·nous, adjectiveWords nearby gum resin
gum nut,
gump,
gum plant,
gum print,
gumption,
gum resin,
Gumri,
gumshield,
gumshoe,
gumsucker,
gum thus Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use gum resin in a sentence
White King Soap sponsored the show on the West Coast, and Beech-Nut Gum in the East.
He packed a large pinch of the snuff against his bottom gum.
He grabs the steering wheel tighter and stops chewing his bubble gum.
Tessie rose, unrolled her scented handkerchief, and taking a bit of gum from a knot in the hem, placed it in her mouth.
He parked near us and sat watching and chewing gum or something.
We were on Blue Gum Ridge hunting squirrels, and we got to talking over one thing and another.
Then rolling chewing-gum from one corner of his mouth into the other, he snapped off the electric light and walked from the room.
Gum is excreted from various plants as a thick fluid, which dries up into transparent masses.
Mrs. Gum dusted a large old-fashioned oak chair with her apron; but he perched himself on one of its elbows.
He said well that he was always thirsty, though Mrs. Gum's expression was the better one.
British Dictionary definitions for gum resin
noun
a mixture of resin and gum obtained from various plants and treesSee also bdellium, gamboge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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