Barbary gum

noun

A kind of gum obtained from a tree, probably the acacia Vachellia gummifera.

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nounBarbary gum (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA kind of gum obtained from a tree, probably the acacia Vachellia gummifera.
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