| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Gamboge": A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CAMBOGE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
