#gum  any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
  supertype:  exudate  a substance that oozes from animal or plant pores
  subtype:  sweet_gum__sweetgum__liquidambar  aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree
  subtype:  eucalyptus_gum__eucalyptus_kino__eucalyptuskino__red_gum__redgum  reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis
  subtype:  gutta_balata__guttabalata__balata  when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
  subtype:  gum_ammoniac__gumammoniac__ammoniac  the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant
  subtype:  carrageenin  a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae
  subtype:  conima  a gum resin from the conium hemlock tree
  subtype:  dragon's_blood  a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving
  subtype:  euphorbium__gum_eurphorbium__gumeurphorbium  an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine
  subtype:  frankincense__olibanum__gum_olibanum__gumolibanum__thu  an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
  subtype:  galbanum__gum_albanum__gumalbanum  a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
  subtype:  ghatti_gum__ghatti  an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic
  subtype:  agar-agar__agar  a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
  subtype:  algin__alginic_acid__alginicacid  a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
  subtype:  cherry-tree_gum  exudation from trees of the prunus genus; resembles gum arabic
  subtype:  chicle_gum__chicle  gum-like substance from the sapodilla
  subtype:  chewing_gum__chewinggum  a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored
  subtype:  guar_gum  from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth
  subtype:  gum_arabic__gumarabic__gum_acacia__gumacacia  gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)
     subtype:  Senegal_gum  from the vicinity of the Senegal river
  subtype:  gum_butea__butea_gum__buteagum__butea_kino__buteakino__Bengal_kino  dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
  subtype:  gum_kino__gumkino__kino_gum  obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
  subtype:  mesquite_gum  obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic
  subtype:  mucilage  a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
  subtype:  sterculia_gum__sterculiagum__karaya_gum  exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics
  subtype:  gutta-percha__guttapercha  a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of the gutta-percha tree
  subtype:  lacquer.gum  a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
  subtype:  opopanax  an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
  subtype:  gum_sangapenum__gumsangapenum__sangapenum  a variety of gum
  subtype:  tragacanth  a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing

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