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Webster 1913 Edition
Gurjun
Gur′jun
,Noun.
A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the
Diptcrocarpus lævis
, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint. Definition 2024
gurjun
gurjun
English
Alternative forms
Noun
gurjun (plural gurjuns)
- A major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.
- A thin balsam or wood oil derived from this tree, used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in paint.
Translations
any tree in the genus Dipterocarpus
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a thin balsam or wood oil derived from the gurjun tree