gamboge

gamboge is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. a strong yellow color

   Synonyms: lemon, maize

3. noun. a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

Synonyms

lemon, maize

Common word forms

gamboges

Words from these letters

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