Etymology: < Latin gummigumn.2 + -ferouscomb. form.
Producing gum.
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gummyc1420
gummiferous1717
1717 T. Robinson in Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 475 Balsamiferous, Gummiferous, and Saccharine Plants.
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