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Definition: Sapota zapotilla
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.]