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Webster 1913 Edition

Macaranga gum

Macˊa-ran′ga gumˊ

.

A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (

Macaranga Indica

) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine.

Balfour (Cyc. of India).