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Definition of: gambir
(gam′bir) noun
Pale catechu, the dried extract from the leaves and twigs of an Asian woody vine (Uncaria gambir): used as an astringent and tonic, and in tanning, dyeing, etc. Also gam′bi·a (-bē·ə), gam′bier. [<Malay]
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