The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.