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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. gum-like substance from the sapodilla;
[syn: chicle, chicle gum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (); also, its milky juice (), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [Amer. Sp. chicle.] A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla (Sapota zapotilla). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chicle n 1: gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle, chicle gum]