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gamboge

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gam·boge  (gm-bj, -bzh)
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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Noun1.gamboge - a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
gum resin - a mixture of resin and gum
2.gambogegamboge - a strong yellow color
lemon yellow, maize, lemon
yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
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I don't know, but I heard that gamboge ghost of a Fedallah saying so, and he seems to know all about ships' charms.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
His blood may be gamboge yellow with green spots, for all anybody knows.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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