Gum-like substance from the sapodilla

• Gum base
• Chewing-gum base
• Sapodilla gum
• Chewing gum gum
• Chewing gum base

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chicle is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the Manilkara genus, including M. zapota , M. chicle , M. staminodella , and M. bidentata . The tapping of ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle gum ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1889, American English (in chicle-gum ), from Mexican Spanish chicle , from Nahuatl (Aztecan) tzictli .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] A West Indian sapotaceous tree ( Bumelia retusa ). The bully tree ( Minusops globosa ); also, its milky juice ( ); also, its milky juice ( ), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle , ...