gum accroides
- n an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
gum arabic
- n gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
gum benjamin
- n gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
gum dammar
- n any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
gum elastic
- n an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
gum elemi
- n fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
gum eurphorbium
- n an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine