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Gum source
Answer for the clue "Gum source ", 6 letters:
chicle
Alternative clues for the word chicle
Word definitions for chicle in dictionaries
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 .
Usage examples of chicle.
Until 1975 chicle for chewing gum provided 25% of the Belize Gross Domestic Product.
The sap of the chicle tree was gathered and boiled down much like natural rubber (or for that matter, maple syrup).