Preferred Term:
plant gums
Definition:
A comprehensive term for nonvolatile viscous plant exudates, which either dissolve or swell up in contact with water. Many substances referred to as gums, such as pine and spruce gum, are actually oleoresins.
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Entry Terms:
- tree gums
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4063
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