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Noun: kino  kee-now
  1. A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
    - gum kino, kino gum
     
  2. East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
    - Pterocarpus marsupium

Derived forms: kinos

Type of: gum, tree

Part of: genus Pterocarpus, Pterocarpus

Encyclopedia: Kino, Kentucky