| NOUN | substance | gum acacia, gum arabic | gum from an acacia tree |
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| Meaning | gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals). | |
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| Synonym | gum arabic | |
| Narrower | Senegal gum | gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river |
| Broader | gum | Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants |
| Substance of | acacia | Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia |
| Spanish | goma arábiga, goma de acacia | |
| Catalan | goma aràbiga | |
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