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