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Mimusops globosa
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.
Mimusops globosa
Gutta-percha Gut"ta-per`cha, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, or Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.

Meaning of Mimusop from wikipedia

- Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include...
- Mimusops is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. Mimusops is native to tropical and subtropical regions...
- Mimusops balata is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Mauritius and Réunion. "Mimusops balata (Aubl.) C.F.Gaertn."...
- Mimusops laurifolia is a large evergreen tree, native to the Ethiopian Highlands and the highlands of southeastern Arabian Peninsula. Mimusops laurifolia...
- Mimusops zeyheri is a medium-sized (up to 15m) evergreen tree belonging to the family Sapotaceae and widely distributed in rocky places from the east coast...
- Mimusops riparia is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Wikispecies has information related to Mimusops riparia...
- Mimusops sec****arum is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Seyc****es. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mimusops sec****arum...
- Mimusops caffra (coastal red milkwood, Afrikaans: Kusrooimelkhout, Xhosa: Umthunzi, Sepedi: Mmupudu, Zulu: Umkhakhayi) is a species of tree in family Sapotaceae...
- Mimusops andamanensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. "Mimusops andamanensis". Plants...
- December 2009. basionym: Sapotaceae Mimusops kauki L. Species Plantarum 2 1753 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops kauki". Retrieved 30 December 2009. Type...