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KINO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kino mean? 

KINO (noun)
  The noun KINO has 2 senses:

1. a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanningplay

2. East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanningplay

  Familiarity information: KINO used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KINO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

gum kino; kino; kino gum

Hypernyms ("kino" 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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

kino; Pterocarpus marsupium

Hypernyms ("kino" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (substance of "kino"):

East India kino; kino gum; Malabar kino (reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc)

Holonyms ("kino" is a member of...):

genus Pterocarpus; Pterocarpus (genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods)


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