gam|bir

gam|bir
gam|bier or gam|bir «GAM bihr», noun.
an astringent extract prepared from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asiatic shrub of the madder family, used in dyeing, tanning, and medicine.
[< Malay gambir, the plant]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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