mastic
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Noun — An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
Synonyms
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lentisk
Etymology
The word came into English as Middle English mastik, from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē), from μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to chew”) — note the chewing sense behind chewing gum. Its broader use for cements came about by extension, from earlier cements made with the tree's resin....
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