Gamboge


[gam-bohj, -boozh] /gæmˈboʊdʒ, -ˈbuʒ/

noun
1.
Also, cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, especially G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.
2.
yellow or yellow-orange.
/ɡæmˈbəʊdʒ; -ˈbuːʒ/
noun
1.

2.
gamboge tree, any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp G. hanburyi, that yield this resin: family Clusiaceae
3.
a strong yellow colour

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