GURJUN

Etymology

Noun

gurjun (countable and uncountable, plural gurjuns)

A major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.

A thin balsam or wood oil derived from this tree, used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in paint.

Source: Wiktionary


Gur"jun, n.

Definition: A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus lævis, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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