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🌳 A yellow resin 🟡 A deep yellow
gamboge

gamboge

9.9
A yellow gum from Asian trees used to make paint
  • noun
  • /ˈɡæmboʊdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gambogea
  • Burnt sienna and new gamboge were introduced into many areas of the painting at this stage.
  • new gamboge
  • gamboge, a yellow
  • gamboge is a transparent

Examples

  • I often paint warm skies with gamboge, brown madder, alizarin, and neutral tint.

  • Traditionally, gamboge was also valued for its medicinal properties as a purgative.

  • The artist preferred to use gamboge for its rich yellow hue in his landscapes.

  • The bright color of the tapestry was achieved by dyeing the fabric with gamboge.

  • The artist used gamboge to create a vibrant landscape.

  • Can you mix gamboge with other colors?

  • All were identified as gamboge, a yellow gum resin that is an exudate from the Garcinia tree found in India, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Compounds

gamboge tree
9.9

A low spreading Indonesian tree that makes orange gum used to make yellow paint

Surface Forms

gamboge singular
gamboges plural

Etymology

Gamboge comes from old names for Cambodia (like Kambuja) because the bright yellow 'gum' resin was once collected there; think of a jar of yellow gum from that region, which is why the word now names the resin.