lentisk

2 definitions found

lentisk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lentiscus \Len*tis"cus\ (l[e^]n*t[i^]s"k[u^]s), Lentisk
  \Len"tisk\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]sk), n. [L. lentiscus, lentiscum: cf. F.
     lentisque.] (Bot.)
     A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.
     [1913 Webster]

lentisk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lentisk
      n 1: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
           cultivated for its resin [syn: mastic, mastic tree,
           lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus]