gamboge

noun

1. Also cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, especially G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic.
2. yellow or yellow-orange.

noun

1. 1. a gum resin used as the source of a yellow pigment and as a purgative
   2. the pigment made from this resin
2. gamboge tree any of several tropical Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp G. hanburyi, that yield this resin: family Clusiaceae
3. a strong yellow colour