gamboge
/ɡæmˈboʊʒ/
noun
- A strong yellow color, like the sap of a tropical tree.
- The artist used gamboge to paint the bright sunflowers.
- Her dress was a vivid gamboge that stood out in the crowd.
- The sunset faded from orange to a deep gamboge.
- A gum resin from certain Asian trees, used as a yellow pigment or in traditional medicine.
- The painter ground gamboge into a fine powder to make watercolor paint.
- The old manuscript contained illustrations made with gamboge and indigo.
- In some cultures, gamboge was used as a purgative medicine.