[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pistacia \pista"cia\, n. nl. see pistachio. bot.
   the name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears
   the pistachio pistacia vera, the mediterranean mastic
   tree pistacia lentiscus, and the species pistacia
   terebinthus which yields chian or cyprus turpentine.
   1913 webster
see also:
pistachio pistacia vera pistacia lentiscus pistacia terebinthus 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. a kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
      linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
mastich pistacia pistacia lentiscus mastic tree barbary mastic pistachia atlantica 
peruvian mastic tree schinus molle pepper tree west indian mastic bursera gummifera 

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