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    GAMBOGE TREE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powderedplay

    Synonyms:

    gamboge tree; Garcinia cambogia; Garcinia gummi-gutta; Garcinia hanburyi

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("gamboge tree" is a kind of...):

    angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

    Holonyms ("gamboge tree" is a member of...):

    Garcinia; genus Garcinia (evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)

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