[W/K] :: Peruvian mastic tree

  Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
     ? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
     chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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     1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
        ({Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
        coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
        resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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     2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
        incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
        tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
        an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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     3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
        linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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     Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
  
     Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree ({Schinus Molle)
        with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
  
     West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
        gummifera) full of gum resin in every part.
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  Peruvian mastic tree
       n : small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender
           pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish
           flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: pepper
           tree, molle, Schinus molle]