What is "gurjun"

Gurjun \Gur"jun\, n. A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus l[ae]vis, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint.

n. 1 A major commercial timber species in the genus (taxlink Dipterocarpus genus pedia=1). 2 A thin balsam or wood oil derived from this tree, used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in paint.