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Senegal gum
(redirected from Acacia senegal)

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Noun1.Senegal gum - gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river
gum acacia, gum arabic - gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
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The Daaba community for example, used to cut down the Acacia senegal tree to make charcoal, but have since found a sustainable income from these trees by harvesting gum arabic, a sticky substance often found oozing out of the trunks of acacia trees.
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