gamboge

gamboge has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• 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. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic.
• n.. a strong yellow color
• n.. a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative