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noun
Synonym of sarcocolla, the gum resin of the milkvetches Astragalus sarcocolla and/or A. fasciculifolius.
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Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: sarcocolla
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noun
The gum resin of the wild almonds Prunus scoparia and/or P. lycioides.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Any of the plants producing such resins.
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Usage: countable
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History
From their origin in Iran. In reference to P. scoparia, specifically after the model of gum arabic.
