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gum arabic

natural gum obtained from Acacia sensu lato tree sap
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gum arabic
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

gum arabic is a natural gum[1]. It draws 8,489 Wikipedia views per month (natural gum category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Has use: food additive[3], excipient[4], painting material[5]
  • Commons category: Gum arabic[6]
  • Has part(s): oxygen[7], carbon[8], hydrogen[9]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[12], Pauly–Wissowa[13]

Why It Matters

gum arabic has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . alwosta.tn. alwosta.tn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . alwosta.tn. alwosta.tn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) → oxygen, carbon, hydrogen
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    Instance of → natural gum
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