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GUM BUTEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
Synonyms:
Bengal kino; butea gum; butea kino; gum butea
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Hypernyms ("gum butea" 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)