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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•boge (gam bōj′, -bo̅o̅zh′),USA pronunciation n. - Also, cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp. G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.
- yellow or yellow-orange.
- Neo-Latin gambog- (stem of gambogium), variant of cambog-, after Cambodia
- 1625–35
gam•bo′gi•an, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gamboge /ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ -ˈbuːʒ/ n - a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative
- the pigment made from this resin
- gamboge tree ⇒ any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp G. hanburyi, that yield this resin: family Clusiaceae
- a strong yellow colour
Also called (for senses 1, 2): cambogia Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin gambaugium, from Cambodiagamˈbogian adj |