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
gum kino
- n a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
gum labdanum
- n a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
gum myrrh
- n aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
gum olibanum
- n an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
gum plant
- n any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
gum ridge
- n a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth