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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

gum arabic

(preferred, English-P)

Acacia gum

(English)

arabic, gum

(English)

babool gum

(English)

babul gum

(English)

gomme arabique

(French-P)

goma arábiga

(Spanish-P)

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Terms must have true synonymy

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If the variant term is not of the same etymological origin, be especially careful

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Indeed, the UFs here are a typeof

gum arabic

, not synonyms

Record Type: itemClass: prints and drawingsWork Type: printTitle: Pomegranate with Blue Morpho ButterfliesCreator: Maria Sibylla MerianCreation Date: ca. 1705Materials: watercolor and gum

arabic over partial transfer

print on vellumDimensions: 14 5.8 x 11 7/8 inches (37.2 x 30.2 cm)Subject:animalbotanicalpomegranate (Punica granatum)Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus)Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorph fasciatus)Description: Pomegranate with Blue Morpho Butterflies and Banded Sphinx Mo

th Caterpillar (Punica granatum with

Morpho menelaus and Eumorph fasciatus). Relationship Type: part ofRelated Work: The Insects of Suriname (plate 0)Current Location: The Royal Collection (London, England), copyright 2019 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMaterials:watercolor and gum arabic over partial transfer print on vellum

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About the Terms

True synonyms