cape gum

cape gum
noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope
1. : a gum arabic obtained from various southern African acacias (especially Acacia horrida and A. giraffae) — see karroo bush
2. : a tree yielding Cape gum

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