gamboge

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡæmˈbuːʒ/, /-ˈbəʊʒ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡæmˈbuʒ/, /-ˈboʊʒ/ Rhymes: -uːʒ Hyphenation: gam‧boge === Noun === gamboge (countable and uncountable, plural gamboges) Any of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus. Synonym: cambogia The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes. [from early 18th c.] A deep yellow colour. ==== Alternative forms ==== camboge gambooge (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Colors === Adjective === gamboge (not comparable) Of a deep yellow colour. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === gamboge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Garcinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Garcinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies