Crossword-Solution: GURJUN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Gurjun | n. | A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus laevis, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint. |
We have 4 clues for the answer “GURJUN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| S or SE Asian tree that yields a resin | 1 answer |
| BALSAM-yielding tree | 2 answers |
| BALSAM tree | 6 answers |
| Varnish | 28 answers |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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eruption
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Sentences with GURJUN (5)
The mountains abound with the splendid timber-trees of the Cachar forests, but like these are said to want teak, Sal, and Sissoo; they have, besides many others,, magnificent Gurjun trees (_Dipterocarpi_), the monarchs of the forests of these coasts.
The natives procure it by cutting transverse holes in the trunk, pointing downwards, and lighting fires in them, which causes the oil to flow.* [The other trees of these dry forests are many oaks, _Henslowia, Gordonia, Engelhardtia, Duabanga, Adelia, Byttneria, Bradleia,_ and large trees of _Pongamia,_ whose seeds yield a useful oil.] Illustration--GURJUN TREE.
The trees are of little value, except the Gurjun, and "Kistooma," a species of _Bradleia,_ which was stacked extensively, being used for building purposes.
Beautiful _Cycas_ palms are also common, with _Terminalia, Bignonia, Sterculia,_ dwarf _Phoenix_ palm, and Gurjun trees.
The top is 1,136 feet above the sea, and commands an extensive view to all points of the compass; but the forests, in which the ashy bark of the Gurjun trees is conspicuous, and the beautiful valley on the west, are the only attractive features.