kino gum

  • 41kino — [ ki:nəʊ] noun a gum obtained from certain tropical trees, used as an astringent and in tanning. Origin C18: appar. from a W. Afr. lang …

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  • 42kino —   n. red gum containing tannin, obtained from several tropical trees …

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  • 43kino — n. (pl. os) a catechu like gum produced by various trees and used in medicine and tanning as an astringent. Etymology: W. Afr …

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  • 44red gum — /ˈrɛd gʌm/ (say red gum) noun 1. any tree of a group of species of the genus Eucalyptus with characteristic hard red timber as E. tereticornis, forest red gum of eastern Australia. 2. a flowering gum of western Australia, E. calophylla. 3. the… …

  • 45East India kino — noun reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc • Syn: ↑Malabar kino, ↑kino gum • Hypernyms: ↑resin, ↑rosin • Substance Holonyms: ↑kino, ↑ …

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  • 46malabar kino — n. The reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus {Pterocarpus}, used in medicine and tanning etc. Syn: East India kino, kino gum. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 47Malabar kino — noun reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc • Syn: ↑East India kino, ↑kino gum • Hypernyms: ↑resin, ↑rosin • Substance Holonyms: ↑kino, ↑ …

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  • 48red gum — noun an Australian gum tree with smooth bark and hard dark red wood. [Eucalyptus camaldulensis and other species.] ↘astringent reddish kino gum obtained from some red gum trees …

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  • 49black gum — noun 1. columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall • Syn: ↑sour gum, ↑pepperidge, ↑Nyssa sylvatica • Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree 2. a… …

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  • 50eucalyptus gum — noun reddish brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis • Syn: ↑eucalyptus kino, ↑red gum • Hypernyms: ↑gum • Substance Holonyms: ↑river red gum, ↑river gum, ↑ …

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