butea gum

butea gum
noun
dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
Syn: ↑gum butea, ↑butea kino, ↑Bengal kino
Hypernyms: ↑gum

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noun
Usage: often capitalized B
: the dried juice of the dhak tree obtained as reddish or dark translucent masses and used as an astringent — called also Bengal kino

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