The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing.
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"Gambier" Quotes from Famous Books — The Voyage of the Beagle • Charles Darwin — Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea • Jules Verne — The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency. |
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