GUM BUTEA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent

Synonyms:

Bengal kino; butea gum; butea kino; gum butea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("gum butea" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

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