GUMMI NOSTRAS
\ɡˈʌmi nˈɒstɹəz], \ɡˈʌmi nˈɒstɹəz], \ɡ_ˈʌ_m_i n_ˈɒ_s_t_ɹ_ə_z]\
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These generic names are given to several species of gum, which flow spontaneously from certain indigenous fruit trees, - such as the almond, cherry, peach, apricot, &c. The indigenous gums have nearly the same properties as gum Arabic; but they are inferior to it.
By Robley Dunglison