Meanings
gumma1
plural gummas · plural gummata
- medicinea soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis.
Gumma2
- alternativeAlternative form of Gunma.
Gumma3
- A locality in the Nambucca Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
gumma · noun
- Ancient Greekκόμμι
- Late Latingumma“gum, resin”
- New Latingumma
- Englishgumma
Borrowed from New Latin gumma, extended in meaning from Late Latin gumma (“gum, resin”), a late form of cummis, cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), of Egyptian origin. Doublet of gum (Etymology 2).
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Full word history & related roots →Gumma · proper noun
From an early Hepburn romanization of Japanese 群(ぐん)馬(ま) (Gunma).
Full word history & related roots →Gumma · proper noun
Believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kuppapahkura
- kuppapahkuragranuloma resulting from syphilis
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gumma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumma
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