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kino gum
[ kee-noh ]
noun
- the reddish or black, catechulike inspissated juice or gum of certain tall trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to India and Sri Lanka, used in medicine, tanning, etc.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kino gum1
1820–30; apparently variant of Malinke keno kind of gum
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Example Sentences
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A sort of kino gum, an astringent resinous-like substance, is also extracted from E. resinifera, the brown gum-tree of New Holland, which is sold in the medicine bazaars of India.
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