Gum

Morpheme

Gum

Type

free base

Denotation

resin from dried sap of plants

Etymology

Middle English gomme, gumme; Anglo-Norman gome; Late Latin gumma; Latin cummi, gummi; Ancient Greek kómmi; Egyptian qmy, kemai

Evidence

bubblegum, degum, estergum, floodgum, gum, gumball, gumfield, gumland, gumlike, gumma, gummata, gummatous, gummed, gummier, gummiest, gummiferous, gumming, gummite, gummose, gummosis, gummosity, gummous, gummy, gumnut, gums, gumshoe, gumweed, oleogum, redgum, sweetgum

Homographs

Gum