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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chicle gum has 1 sense
- chicle gum(n = noun.substance) chicle - gum-like substance from the sapodilla; is a kind of gum
CIDE DICTIONARY
chicle gum, n. [Amer. Sp. chicle.].
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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]