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STERCULIA GUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sterculia gum mean?
• STERCULIA GUM (noun)
The noun STERCULIA GUM has 1 sense:
1. exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
Familiarity information: STERCULIA GUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("sterculia 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)
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