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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kino \Ki"no\, n.
The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in
tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous
tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are
the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical
American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several
Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under
{Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and
{Eucalyptus}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
kino
n 1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent
and in tanning [syn: {gum kino}, {kino gum}]
2: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used
medicinally and in e.g. tanning [syn: {Pterocarpus
marsupium}]
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