chicle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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.]

from 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.]

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