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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 gam·boge /gæmˈboʤ, ˈbuʒ/
 藤黃,雌黃

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 gam·boge /gæmˈboʤ, ˈbuʒ/ 名詞
 藤黃

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gam·boge n. A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taken internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic. [Written also camboge.]
 Note: ☞ There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived from species of Garcinia, a genus of trees of the order Guttiferæ. The best Siam gamboge is thought to come from Garcinia Hanburii. Ceylon gamboge is from G. Morella.  G. pictoria, of Western India, yields gamboge, and also a kind of oil called gamboge butter.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 gamboge
      n 1: a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative
      2: a strong yellow color [syn: lemon, lemon yellow, maize]