pistacia lentiscus

3 definitions found

pistacia lentiscus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See Pistachio.] (Bot.)
     The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
     the pistachio (Pistacia vera), the Mediterranean mastic
     tree (Pistacia Lentiscus), and the species (Pistacia Terebinthus
     ) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.
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  Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
     ? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
     chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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     1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
        (Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
        coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
        resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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     2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
        incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
        tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
        an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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     3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
        linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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     Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
  
     Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
        with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
  
     West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree (Bursera  gummifera
        ) full of gum resin in every part.
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pistacia lentiscus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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