plant gum
21Gum sandarac — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …
22Gum Senegal — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …
23Gum tragacanth — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …
24Gum water — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …
25Gum wood — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… …
26gum resin — gum′ res in n. a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin gum′ res i•nous, adj …
27Gum|bo — gum|bo1 «GUHM boh», noun, plural bos. 1. a soup usually made of chicken and rice and thickened with okra pods. 2. the okra plant. 3. its sticky pods. 4. a kind of soil that contains much silt and becomes very sticky when wet; gumbo mud. It is… …
28gum|bo — gum|bo1 «GUHM boh», noun, plural bos. 1. a soup usually made of chicken and rice and thickened with okra pods. 2. the okra plant. 3. its sticky pods. 4. a kind of soil that contains much silt and becomes very sticky when wet; gumbo mud. It is… …
29gum resin — gum resinous, adj. a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin. [1705 15] * * * …
30gum resin — n a product consisting essentially of a mixture of gum and resin usu. obtained by making an incision in a plant and allowing the juice which exudes to solidify …
