Word
Gamboge
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
gam-boge
Definition
- n. - A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several
species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses,
or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name.
The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish
yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and
emetic.
- noun - A strong yellow color
- noun - A gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
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