| NOUN | substance | kino, gum kino, kino gum | a gum obtained from various tropical plants |
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| plant | kino, Pterocarpus marsupium | East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning |
| Meaning | A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning. | |
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| Synonyms | gum kino, kino gum | |
| Broader | gum | Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants |
| Meaning | East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning. | |
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| Synonym | Pterocarpus marsupium | |
| Member of | Pterocarpus, genus Pterocarpus | genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Substances | East India kino, Malabar kino, kino gum | reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc |
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