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STERCULIA GUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
Synonyms:
karaya gum; sterculia gum
Classified under:
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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