mastic tree : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mastic tree	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mastic tree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mastic tree n an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin Synonym(s): mastic, mastic tree, lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.] 1. (Bot.) 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. {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.