GARCINIA CAMBOGIA

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Meaning:

Low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered

Synonyms:

gamboge tree; Garcinia cambogia; Garcinia gummi-gutta; Garcinia hanburyi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Garcinia cambogia" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Garcinia cambogia" is a member of...):

Garcinia; genus Garcinia (evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)

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