Camboge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Camboge is a noun meaning Alternative form of gamboge.
Meaning
Alternative form of gamboge.
Example Sentences
At the ordinary temperature of the air camboge has little smell, but when heated it gives out a very peculiar one. Taken into the mouth it has scarcely any perceptible taste, but upon being chewed for some time it causes a sharp, somewhat acrid feeling, ending in a sweet sensation, accompanied with dryness in the mouth. […] Camboge is more extensively used as a pigment than as a medicine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gamboge, garcinia, gambir, cucumbertree, gambeer, jambool.
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