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jintawan|dʒɪnˈtɑːwən|
[Malay.]
A kind of caoutchouc derived from Urceola elastica, a woody climbing plant of the family Apocynaceæ; also, the plant itself.
1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. iv. 877/2 Raw caoutchouc from Assam, Singapore (Urceola elastica, the Jintawan of the Malays). 1853Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 984 The said apparatus may be used also for purifying caoutchouc and jintawan. 1880Encycl. Brit. XII. 817/1 Besides the orange..we have the rambutan,..the jintawan,..and the jambosa. |