Garcinia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.

    "The paint in Mr Li's hand was the resin of the garcinia, and it had been tapped using a similar method to rubber extraction – except for one critical difference."

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genus garcinia

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"The paint in Mr Li's hand was the resin of the garcinia, and it had been tapped using a similar method to rubber extraction – except for one critical difference."

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Garcinia.

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