gamboge

Meanings

Noun

• One of several species of trees of the genus Garcinia found in South and Southeastern Asia, especially Garcinia xanthochymus (species).
• The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes.
• A deep yellow colour.

Adjective

• Of a deep yellow colour.

Origin

• From New Latin gambogium, cambogium, from New Latin Gambogia, Cambogia. The Latin word was first attested in English as a colour in 1634. Cambodia, and Kampuchea.