Gum

gum, n. A vegetable secretion of many trees and plants which hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; also, with le propriety, exudations not soluble in water, —v. t. [gummed (gumd), -ming.] To smear with, or unite or stiffen by gum. — v. i. To harden into gum, become gummy. — Gurn'my, -ml, -mous, -mus, a. [-miee, -miest.] Consisting of, producing, or covered with, gum; viscous; adhesive. — Gum'-res'in, -rez/in, n. The milky juice of a plant solidified by exposure to air; an inspi ated sap; a combination of true gum and a resin, requiring both water and alcohol to entirely di olve it. — tree, n. (Bot.) The black gum, of the; southern U.S.; a large Australian tree. In the southern U. S., a hollow tree.