Gum
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying; the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth; a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing; any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum; wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum; cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive; verb exude or form gum; become sticky; cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
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