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Definition of Kino

1. Noun. A gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning.

2. Noun. East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning.

Definition of Kino

1. n. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.

Definition of Kino

1. Noun. (archaic) The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kino

1. a gum resin [n -NOS]

Medical Definition of Kino

1. 1. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine. The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the Pterocarpus Marsupium. Other sources are the African Pterocarpus erinaceus, the tropical American sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera), and several Australian Eucalypti. See Botany bay kino, under Botany bay, Gum butea, and Eucalyptus. 2. Relating to movement. Origin: G. Kineo, to move Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kino

kinkless kinks kinksters kinky hair kinky hair syndrome kinless kinlessness kinnikinic kinnikinics kinnikinnick

kinnikinnicks kino (current term) kino gum kinocentrum kinocilia kinocilial kinociliar kinociliary kinocilium kinohapt

kinoite kinology kinome kinomes kinomics kinomometer

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