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1. gamboge
yellow or yellow-orange.
Etymology: (1625–35; < NL gambog-, s. of gambogium, after Cambodia)
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1. (noun) gamboge
a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
2. (noun) gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize
a strong yellow color
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1. (noun) gamboge
a concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic
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