gum kino

9.9

A reddish sticky substance from tropical trees used to make leather and as a medicine

noun

Specialized

: goma kino

The gum kino is harvested from tropical trees.

Examples

Many artisans use gum kino in leather tanning.
The tanner used gum kino to prepare the leather for dyeing.
In traditional medicine, gum kino was valued for its astringent properties.
They imported barrels of gum kino from India for use in the factory.
In traditional medicine, gum kino was valued for its astringent properties.
The tanner used gum kino to prepare the leather for dyeing.
Many artisans use gum kino in leather tanning.

Synonyms

kino

vsgum kino

Specialized

9.9

A reddish gum from tropical trees used to treat diarrhea and tan leather

is the same substance but named in a specific form

kino gum

vsgum kino

Specialized

9.9

A red or black sticky substance from tropical trees that people use to tan leather and treat wounds

is the same resin but the key term uses a different name

Malabar kino

vsgum kino

Specialized

9.9

A reddish or black sticky substance from some tropical trees used to make medicine and treat leather

is more general and not limited to specific tree sources

East India kino

vsgum kino

Archaic

9.9

A reddish or black sticky juice from some trees used in medicine and tanning

is the broader name covering similar resins from various trees

eucalyptus kino

vsgum kino

Australian

9.9

A reddish-brown dried gum from eucalyptus trees used for tanning and medicine

is general for tropical resins not tied to one tree genus

Bengal kino

vsgum kino

9.9

A reddish dried juice from the dhak tree used to dye cloth and to help heal wounds

is a general tropical resin used for astringency and leather tanning

Surface Forms

gum kino singular

gum kinos plural

Morphology

gum + kino

The overall meaning is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: 'gum' (resinous sap) plus 'kino' (a sticky red gum), so the phrase denotes that specific type of gum. This is compositional and predictable (essentially a noun + subtype noun), so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Gum kino comes from the sticky, reddish sap called kino that oozes from certain tropical trees; people collected this gum and used it in medicine and to treat leather, so the name became the word for that reddish tree gum.