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Gurjun

Gur′jun

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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.

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gurjun

gurjun

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gurjun (plural gurjuns)

  1. A major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.
  2. A thin balsam or wood oil derived from this tree, used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in paint.

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