# gamboge

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡæmˈbuːʒ/

## Definitions
1. Any of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus.
2. The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes.
3. A deep yellow colour.

## Etymology
From New Latin gambogium, cambogium (“resin from trees used to make yellow dye”), from New Latin Gambogia, Cambogia (“Cambodia”). The Latin word was first attested in English as a colour in 1634. Doublet of Cambodia and Kampuchea.

## Source
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