Mastich

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mastich \Mas"tich\, n.
     See {Mastic}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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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