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gumi

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[goo-mee] / ˈgu mi /

noun

  1. a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.

Etymology

Origin of gumi

From Japanese

Example Sentences

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The largest of Japan’s yakuza organizations, the Yamaguchi- gumi, and two of its leaders will have their U.S. assets frozen and transactions barred under sanctions announced yesterday by the Treasury Department.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 24, 2012

"Trigesima secunda Tezcatlacho, locus erat ubi ludebatur pil� ex gumi olli, inter templa."

From American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

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