chicle gum

3 definitions found

chicle gum - 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.]

  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.]

chicle gum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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