mimusops globosa

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mimusops globosa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gutta-percha \Gut"ta-per`cha\, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the
     tree from which is it procured.]
     A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the
     Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra Gutta,
     syn. Dichopsis Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at
     the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains
     its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in
     water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and
     it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The
     Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
     [1913 Webster]

  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.]