KARAYA GUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does karaya gum mean? 

• KARAYA GUM (noun)
  The noun KARAYA GUM has 1 sense:

1. exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

  Familiarity information: KARAYA GUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KARAYA GUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

karaya gum; sterculia gum

Hypernyms ("karaya gum" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)