mastic tree

ˈmæstɪk triː

Definition

Definition of mastic tree - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mediterranean botany

TECH.

evergreen woody plant grown for fragrant resin, called mastic gum

TECH.

Farmers harvest mastic gum from the mastic tree each summer.
The mastic tree thrives on rocky, sun‑baked hillsides.
They planted a mastic tree to produce resin for traditional sweets.

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Expressions with tree

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source of easy or abundant money

Winning the lottery felt like finding a money tree.

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take a wrong approach or follow a false lead in a situation

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resin

resinous exudate from the mastic tree used in varnishes and medicine

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French:lentisque, ...
German:Mastixstrauch, ...
Italian:lentisco, ...
Spanish:lentisco, ...
Portuguese:lentisco, ...
Chinese:乳香树, ...
Japanese:マスティックの木, ...
Arabic:شَجَرَة المُصْطَكاء, ...
Hebrew:אֵלַת הַמַּסְטִיק, ...
Russian:мастиковое дерево, ...
Ukrainian:мастикове дерево, ...
Hindi:मस्टिक पेड़, ...
Bengali:মাস্তিক গাছ, ...
Catalan:llentiscle, ...
Czech:řečík lentišek, ...
Danish:mastiktræ, ...
Dutch:mastiekboom, ...
Greek:μαστιχόδεντρο, ...
Hungarian:masztixfa, ...
Khmer:ដើមឈើបៃតងជានិច្ចនៅតំបន់មេឌីទែរ៉ាណេ ដែលផ្តល់ជ័រក្រអូបម៉ាស្ទីក, ...
Korean:마스틱나무, ...
Persian:درخت سقز, ...
Polish:mastyksowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):lentisco, ...
Romanian:arbore de mastic, ...
Swedish:mastixbuske, ...
Thai:ต้นมาสติก, ...
Turkish:sakız ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:cây mastic, ...

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