Gam-bōgē' or Gam-bō'ge, n.

Gam-bōgē', or Gam-bō'ge, n. A concrete vegetable juice, or gum-resin, produced by several species of trees growing 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 beautiful reddish-yellow. It is used chiefly as a pigment. Taken internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic. [Written also camboge.]

☞ There are several kinds of gamboge. The gamboge of Ceylon is produced by a tree of the genus Hebradendron (H. cambogioides). Of the gamboge of Siam, the poorest is produced by the Gambogia gutta. The source of the best is not definitely known. It is said by some to be the product of Stalagmites cambogioides of Siam and Ceylon; by others, to be produced by Garcinia cambogia, or by Garcinia Cochinchinensis.

Encyc. Brit. Tomlinson. Ure.