What is a substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata called?
pachonta — A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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