GAMBOGE

gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize

(noun) a strong yellow color

gamboge

(noun) a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

gamboge (countable and uncountable, plural gamboges)

One of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus.

Synonym: cambogia

The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes. [from early 18th c.]

A deep yellow colour.

Adjective

gamboge (not comparable)

Of a deep yellow colour.

Source: Wiktionary

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Gam*boge", n.

Definition: A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic ad emetic. [Written also camboge.]

Note: There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived from species of Garcinia, a genus of trees of the order Guttiferæ. The best Siam gamboge is thought to come from Garcinia Hanburii. Ceylon gamboge is from G. Morella. G. pictoria, of Western India, yields gamboge, and also a kind of oil called gamboge butter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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