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GAMBOGE

• GAMBOGE (noun)
The noun GAMBOGE has 2 senses:

1. a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
2. a strong yellow color

Familiarity information: GAMBOGE used as a noun is rare.

• GAMBOGE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("gamboge" is a kind of...):

gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A strong yellow color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

lemon yellow; gamboge; lemon; maize

Hypernyms ("gamboge" is a kind of...):

yellow; yellowness (yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons)

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