| has gloss | (noun) any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
gum |
| lexicalization | eng: gum |
| subclass of | (noun) a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudate, exudation |
| has subclass | (noun) aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
liquidambar, sweet gum |
| has subclass | (noun) reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis
eucalyptus kino, red gum, eucalyptus gum |
| has subclass | (noun) when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
gutta balata, balata |
| has subclass | (noun) the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
gum ammoniac, ammoniac |
| has subclass | (noun) a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae
carrageenan, carrageenin |
| has subclass | (noun) a gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum
conima |
| has subclass | (noun) a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving
dragon's blood |
| has subclass | (noun) an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine
euphorbium, gum eurphorbium |
| has subclass | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
olibanum, gum olibanum, frankincense, thus |
| has subclass | (noun) a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
gum albanum, galbanum |
| has subclass | (noun) an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic
ghatti, ghatti gum |
| has subclass | (noun) a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
agar-agar, agar |
| has subclass | (noun) a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
alginic acid, algin |
| has subclass | (noun) exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
cherry-tree gum |
| has subclass | (noun) gum-like substance from the sapodilla
chicle gum, chicle |
| has subclass | (noun) a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth
guar gum |
| has subclass | (noun) gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
gum acacia, gum arabic |
| has subclass | (noun) dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
butea kino, Bengal kino, butea gum, gum butea |
| has subclass | (noun) a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
kino gum, gum kino, kino |
| has subclass | (noun) a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic
mesquite gum |
| has subclass | (noun) a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
mucilage |
| has subclass | (noun) exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
sterculia gum, karaya gum |
| has subclass | (noun) a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables
gutta-percha |
| has subclass | (noun) a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
lacquer |
| has subclass | (noun) an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
opopanax |
| has subclass | (noun) a variety of gum
gum sangapenum, sangapenum |
| has subclass | (noun) a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
tragacanth |