NOUN | substance | kino gum, kino, gum kino | a gum obtained from various tropical plants |
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plant | kino gum, East India kino, Malabar kino | reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc |
Meaning | A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning. | |
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Synonyms | kino, gum kino | |
Broader | gum | Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants |
Meaning | reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc. | |
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Synonyms | East India kino, Malabar kino | |
Broader | resin, rosin | Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules |
Substance of | kino, Pterocarpus marsupium | East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning |
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