mesquite gum

mesquite gum
noun
a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic
Hypernyms: ↑gum

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noun
: a gum that is obtained from mesquite pods, resembles gum arabic, and yields l-arabinose on hydrolysis

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