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
gum tree
- n any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum
gumbo
- n any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
- n tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
- n long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
- n a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
gumbo-limbo
- n tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
gumbo soil
- n any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
gumma
- n a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis