cambugium
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gamboge — noun Etymology: New Latin gambogium, alteration of cambugium, from or akin to Portuguese Camboja Cambodia Date: 1712 1. an orange to brown gum resin from southeast Asian trees (genus Garcinia) of the Saint John s wort family that is used as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gamboge — (pronounced /ɡæmˈboʊʒ/ gam bozh, /ɡæmˈboʊdʒ/ gam bohj or /ɡæmˈbuːʒ/ gam boozh)[1] is a partially transparent dark mustard yellow pigment.[Note 1] Gamboge is most often extracted by tapping resin from various species of evergreen trees of the… … Wikipedia
cambogia — kamˈbōjə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, alteration of cambugia, cambugium more at gamboge : gamboge 1 * * * /kam boh jee euh/, n. gamboge (def. 1) … Useful english dictionary
