a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
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East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
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Kino \Ki"no\, n. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under {Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and {Eucalyptus}.