"gambier" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Malay gambir. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|gambir}} Malay gambir Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gambier (uncountable)
  1. A flowering plant, Uncaria gambir, family Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Madder family plants Translations (Uncaria gambir): 兒茶鉤藤 (Chinese Mandarin), 儿茶钩藤 (Chinese Mandarin), ガンビール (Japanese), gambir (Malay), czepota gambir (Polish), gambir [masculine] (Romanian) Translations (extract): 柑仔蜜 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 方兒茶 (Chinese Mandarin), 方儿茶 (fāng-érchá) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿仙藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿仙药 (āxiānyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿仙薬 (Japanese), gambir (Malay)
    Sense id: en-gambier-en-noun-SCwkVLYE Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'Uncaria gambir': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'extract': 75 25
  2. An astringent substance prepared from the leaves of the plant, used in tanning and dyeing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-gambier-en-noun-cAECVARb

Alternative forms

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