kino

noun

A reddish resin obtained from various tropical trees chiefly of the genera Butea, Eucalyptus, and Pterocarpus, formerly used in varnishes and as an astringent.

noun

A well-known drug resembling catechu, consisting of the gum of several trees belonging to the tropics.

noun

Another spelling of keno.

noun

The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.

noun

The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.

noun

East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

noun

a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning