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Noun: kino gum  kee-now gúm
  1. Reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc.
    "Kino gum was traditionally used as an astringent medicine";
    - East India kino, Malabar kino
     
  2. A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
    "Kino gum was traditionally used in medicine";
    - kino, gum kino

Derived forms: kino gums

Type of: gum, resin, rosin

Part of: kino, Pterocarpus marsupium

Encyclopedia: Kino gum