Definition of Sonora gum

1. Noun. Acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush.

Group relationships: Coville, Creosote Bush, Hediondilla, Larrea Tridentata
Generic synonyms: Gum Resin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonora Gum

Song of Solomon
Song of Songs
Song of the Three Holy Children
Songhai
Songo fever
Songun
Sonia
Sonjo
Sonne
Sonne bacillus
Sonne dysentery
Sonny
Sonny Liston
Sonoma
Sonora
Sonora gum (current term)
Sonora lac
Sonora semiannulata
Sonoran Desert
Sonoran desert toad
Sonoran lyre snake
Sonoran whipsnake
Sony
Sonya
Soonamookee
Soonee
Soonees
Sooner
Sooner State
Sooners

Literary usage of Sonora gum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analysis of Resins, Balsams and Gum-resins: The Chemistry and Pharmacognosis by Karl Dieterich (1901)
"On the other hand, according to Hartwich, Mimosa lacci/era furnishes a " Sonora gum," produced as a granular lac by the insect ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Sonora gum, the resin which covers the creosote-plant» Larrea Mexicana, used as a remedy for rheumatism, etc. —Sweet gum, a balsamic exudation from the ..."

3. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1900)
"This operation may be repeated several times, if it is necessary to increase the strength of the cloth or splint. Sonora gum.—An acidulous gum-resin, ..."

4. Diccionario tecnológico inglés-español y español-inglés de los términos y by Néstor Ponce de León (1893)
"de hiedra, ivy gum, ivy tears. — ¡aca, gum lac. — laca en hojuelas, shellac. — de mimosa. Sonora gum. — de Senegal, Senegal gum. ..."

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