HyperDic: kino_gum

English > 2 senses of the expression kino gum:
NOUNsubstancekino gum, kino, gum kinoa gum obtained from various tropical plants
plantkino gum, East India kino, Malabar kinoreddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc
English > kino gum: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning.
Synonymskino, gum kino
BroadergumAny of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants
English > kino gum: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningreddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc.
SynonymsEast India kino, Malabar kino
Broaderresin, rosinAny of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
Substance ofkino, Pterocarpus marsupiumEast Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

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