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gam·boge (gam′bōj′, -bo̵̅o̅j′, -bo̵̅o̅z̸h′)

noun

a gum resin obtained from a tropical Asian tree (Garcinia hanburyi) of the Saint-John's-wort family, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic

Etymology: ModL gambogium, after Cambodia, where first obtained

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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