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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice
(); also, its milky juice (), which when dried
constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle
gum.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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