kino

Noun

A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.

Adj

Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkiːnəʊ/

Etymology

18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

Synonyms

gum kino

kino gum

Pterocarpus marsupium

East India kino

Malabar kino

Translations

δέντρο Pterocarpus marsupium

kino

pterocarpus marsupium

kino

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