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gum resin
noun
: a product consisting essentially of a mixture of gum and resin usually obtained by making an incision in a plant and allowing the juice which exudes to solidify
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It’s derived from the gum resin of the Boswellia tree, also known as Indian frankincense.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
It is made using glucosamine, chondroitin, msm, calcium fructoborate, organic turmeric root, and boswellia serrata gum resin extract.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Kratom can be consumed in various forms: powder; tea; capsules; extracts; tincture; tablets; edibles; gum resin; etc.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
But, whereas rosin comes from tapping common pine trees, the gum resin for asafetida is extracted from the lower stem and roots of a rare wild member of the carrot family.
—Madhur Jaffrey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1712, in the meaning defined above
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“Gum resin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gum%20resin. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
gum resin
noun
: a product consisting essentially of a mixture of gum and resin usually obtained by making an incision in a plant and allowing the juice which exudes to solidify
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