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gum
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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latex
a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
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liquidambar, sweet gum
aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
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eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, red gum
reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis
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balata, gutta balata
when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
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ammoniac, gum ammoniac
the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
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carrageenan, carrageenin
a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae
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conima
a gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum
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dragon's blood
a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving
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euphorbium, gum eurphorbium
an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine
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frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum, thus
an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
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galbanum, gum albanum
a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
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ghatti, ghatti gum
an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic
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agar, agar-agar
a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
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algin, alginic acid
a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
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cherry-tree gum
exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
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chicle, chicle gum
gum-like substance from the sapodilla
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guar gum
a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth
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gum acacia, gum arabic
gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
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Bengal kino, butea gum, butea kino, gum butea
dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
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gum kino, kino, kino gum
a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
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mesquite gum
a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic
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mucilage
a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
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karaya gum, sterculia gum
exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
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gutta-percha
a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables
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lacquer
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
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opopanax
an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
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India rubber, caoutchouc, gum elastic, natural rubber, rubber
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
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gum sangapenum, sangapenum
a variety of gum
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tragacanth
a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
