gurjun
/ˈgɜːdʒən/noun
1- a large tree which yields light absorbent timber and a resin that was formerly used medicinally and as a varnish. It is native to SE Asia and parts of the Pacific.陀螺状羯布罗香, 龙脑香。参见KERUING.
1.1
- Genus Dipterocarpus, family Dipterocarpaceae: several species.龙脑香属, 龙脑香科:数种。
1.2
- (亦作gurjun oil 或balsam)[mass noun] the viscid resin of this tree羯布罗香胶, 古芸香胶。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Bengali garjan.