gum acacia

1. 1.

   gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)

   Synonymsgum arabic

   Broadergum

   NarrowerSenegal gum

Questions about gum acacia

What does gum acacia mean?

gum acacia means "gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)".

What is another word for gum acacia?

Close synonyms include gum arabic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.