Kino

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kino \Ki"no\, n.
     The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in
     tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous


           tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are
           the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical
           American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several
           Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under
           {Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and
           {Eucalyptus}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kino
       n 1: obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent
            and in tanning [syn: {gum kino}, {kino gum}]
       2: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used
          medicinally and in e.g. tanning [syn: {Pterocarpus
          marsupium}]