STERCULIA GUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

Synonyms:

karaya gum; sterculia gum

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sterculia gum" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

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