kino gum

1. 1.

   a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning

   Synonymskinogum kino

   Broadergum
2. 2.

   reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc

   SynonymsEast India kinoMalabar kino

   Broaderresin

Questions about kino gum

What does kino gum mean?

kino gum means "a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for kino gum?

Close synonyms include kino, gum kino, East India kino, Malabar kino. 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.

Is kino gum a common word?

kino gum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.