Camboge

2 definitions found

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

  Gamboge \Gam*boge"\, n.
     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. Taken internally,


     it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic. [Written also
     {camboge}.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived
           from species of {Garcinia}, a genus of trees of the
           order {Guttifer[ae]}. 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. Gambogian

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

  Camboge \Cam*boge"\, n.
     See {Gamboge}.
     [1913 Webster]