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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gamboge \Gam*boge"\, 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. [Written also {camboge}.] Note: There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived from species of {Garcinia}, a genus of trees of the order {Guttifer[ae]}. The best Siam gamboge is thought to come from {Garcinia Hanburii}. Ceylon gamboge is from {G. Morella}. {G. pictoria}, of Western India, yields {gamboge}, and also a kind of oil called {gamboge butter}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gamboge n 1: a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative 2: a strong yellow color [syn: {lemon}, {lemon yellow}, {maize}]
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