gam·boge (g m-b j , -b zh)n. 1. A brownish or orange resin obtained from several trees of the genus Garcinia of south-central Asia and yielding a golden-yellow pigment. 2. A strong reddish yellow. [New Latin cambugium, gambogium, after Cambodia.] gam·boge adj. |
gamboge [gam-boje]
Noun
a gum resin obtained from a tropical Asian tree, used as a yellow pigment and as a purgative [from Cambodia, where first found]
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| Noun | 1. | gamboge - a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative gum resin - a mixture of resin and gum |
| 2. |  gamboge - a strong yellow color yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons |
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