mastic : Idioms & Phrases

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Barbary mastic

  • (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Webster 1913

mastic tree

  • noun an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin
    mastic; Pistacia lentiscus; lentisk.
WordNet

Peruvian mastic tree

  • noun small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
    pepper tree; molle; Schinus molle.
WordNet
  • (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle) with peppery red berries; called also pepper tree.
Webster 1913

West Indian mastic

  • (Bot.), a lofty tree (Bursera gummifera) full of gum resin in every part.
Webster 1913