gum acacia

Noun
  1. Gum from an acacia tree;
    Used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals) (synset 114925114)
    is a type of: gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
    subtypes: senegal gum - gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river
    substance meronym: acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    same as: gum arabic

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