in Botany: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the polyandria clas of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 38th order, Tricocca. The corolla is tetrapetalous; the calyx tetraphyllous; and the fruit is a pome with eight cells, and solitary seeds. There is but one species, the gutta, a native of India, which yields the gum-resin known by the name of gamboge in the shops. See Gamboge.