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May 26, 2012
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gut•ta-per•cha



Pronunciation: (gut'u-pûr'chu), [key]
—n.
1. the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, esp. Palaquium gutta.
2. the tough, rubberlike gum made from this and used as a dental cement, in the manufacture of golf balls, for insulating electric wires, etc.

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