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Sarcocolla

Sarcocol \Sar"co*col\, Sarcocolla \Sar`co*col"la\, n. [L. sarcocolla, from Gr. ?; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? glue: cf. F. sarcocolle.] A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa ( Pen[ae]a), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers.

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Sarcocolla

Sarcocolla ( Greek σαρκοκόλλα, from σάρξ "flesh", and κόλλᾰ "glue"; Arabic anzarūṭ, ʿanzarūt, kuḥl fārisī, kuḥl kirmānī; Persian anzarūt, tashm (< čashm), kandjubā) is a historical shrub or tree from Persia, identified with a species of Astragalus ( Papilionaceae), also denoting its balsam.