SENEGAL, GUM
\sˈɛnɛɡə͡l], \sˈɛnɛɡəl], \s_ˈɛ_n_ɛ_ɡ_əl]\
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Ord. Leguminosae. Sex. Syst. Polygamia Monoecia- which grows in the country of Africa through which the river Senegal runs. It is in loose or single drops, much larger than gum Arabic, or the gum which exudes from the cherry tree; and is much more difficult of solution than the former.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.