gar·cin·ia \gärˈsinēə\noun Etymology: New Latin, from Laurent Garcin died 1751 French botanist + New Latin -ia 1.capitalized: a large genus of tropical Asiatic trees (family Guttiferae) having thick coriaceous leaves and baccate fruit with arilled seed — see gamboge, kokum butter, mangosteen 2.-s: any tree of the genus Garcinia