Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persian gum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: per-sian gum
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sarcocolla, the gum resin of the milkvetches Astragalus sarcocolla and/or A. fasciculifolius.

Uncountable

noun

The gum resin of the wild almonds Prunus scoparia and/or P. lycioides.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the plants producing such resins.

Countable

Example Sentences

"One contemporary description of Greek fire gives its formula as follows: "Take quick sulphur, dregs of wine, Persian gum, baked salt, pitch, petroleum, and common oil. Boil these together. Then whatever is placed therein and lighted, whether wood or iron, cannot be extinguished except with vinegar or sand.""
"The author attempted to name it Persian gum, representing its origin the Persia or Iran, as the competitor of the very well-known "gum Arabic", the exudate of acacia trees..."

Etymology

From their origin in Iran. In reference to P. scoparia, specifically after the model of gum arabic.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

Persian gums (plural)

Synonyms

sarcocolla

Questions

What does persian gum mean?: Synonym of sarcocolla, the gum resin of the milkvetches Astragalus sarcocolla and/or A. fasciculifolius.
Where does persian gum come from?: From their origin in Iran. In reference to P. scoparia, specifically after the model of gum arabic.

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