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MASTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin
Synonyms:
lentisk; mastic; mastic tree; Pistacia lentiscus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mastic" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("mastic" is a member of...):
genus Pistacia; Pistacia (a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mastic" is a kind of...):
cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)
filler (used for filling cracks or holes in a surface)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("mastic" is a kind of...):
natural resin (a plant exudate)
