| mastich | 1. <botany> A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; called also, mastic tree. 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. 3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. <botany> Barbary mastic, a lofty tree (Bursera gummifera) full of gum resin in every part. Origin: F, fr. L. Mastiche, mastichum, Gr, fr. To chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing Alternative forms: mastich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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