gum resin

American  

noun

1. a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin.

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gum resin British  

noun

1. a mixture of resin and gum obtained from various plants and trees See also bdellium gamboge

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Other Word Forms

• gum-resinous adjective

Etymology

Origin of gum resin

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

Touwaide would also want those biblical gifts of frankincense and myrrh, derived from tree gum resins.

From Washington Post

A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins.

From Project Gutenberg

The trunk exudes a gum resin in masses varying in color from red to yellow.

From Project Gutenberg

It also furnishes a gum resin analogous to Elemi, and supposed to yield Indian Bdellium.

From Project Gutenberg

Mustard flour moistened with a little water into a paste has the singular property of dispelling the odours of musk, camphor, and the fetid gum resins.

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