sapota zapotilla

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sapota zapotilla - 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.]