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
gumming
- n ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)
- v cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum
- v grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
- v become sticky
- v exude or form gum
gummite
- n a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende
gummosis
- n pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
- n disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
gumshield
- n (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
gumshoe
- n someone who is a detective
- n a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow