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chicle gum

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  1. 1. n. gum-like substance from the sapodilla Source: wordnet
  2. 2. 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. Source: webster

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