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gamboge in American English
a gum resin obtained from a tropical Asian tree ( Garcinia hanburyi) of the Saint-John's- wort family, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic
noun: a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp. G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic

gamboge in British English
noun: a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative

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