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🧱 A sticky paste 🌳 An evergreen shrub 🧴 A fragrant gum
mastic

mastic

9.9
An evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean grown for its fragrant sap
  • noun
  • /ˈmæstɪk/
translation icon : mástique
  • In Greece, mastic trees are grown on the island of Chios for commercial production.

Examples

  • The leaves of the mastic shrub are small, glossy, and evergreen throughout the year.

  • The mastic tree thrives in hot, dry climates.

  • The mastic is prized for its aromatic resin, which has been used since ancient times.

  • Many chefs use mastic to enhance their dishes.

  • In Greece, mastic trees are grown on the island of Chios for commercial production.

  • The mastic is prized for its aromatic resin, which has been used since ancient times.

  • Many chefs use mastic to enhance their dishes.

Synonyms

Pistacia lentiscus
vsmastic
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen bush from the Mediterranean that produces scented resin used in food and medicine

is the common commercial name for the resin from that shrub
lentisk
vsmastic
  • Specialized
9.9

An evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean that makes a sticky resin called mastic

is the commercial name used in food and industry for that resin
mastic tree
vsmastic
9.9

An evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean that makes a sticky scented sap used in food, medicine and industry

focuses on food and industry use rather than medicinal use

Compounds

mastic tree
9.9

An evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean that makes a sticky scented sap used in food, medicine and industry

Peruvian mastic tree
9.9

A small evergreen tree from Peru with a rounded top, hanging branches, greenish flowers, and pink fruit

Surface Forms

mastic singular
mastics plural

Etymology

Mastic originally named a small evergreen tree from the Mediterranean that produces an aromatic resin and is linked to masticate 'to chew' because people chewed that resin. That's why the plant is called mastic, the tree that gives the sticky, flavored sap.