almaciga
noun
al·ma·ci·ga
alˈmäsēgə,
-ˌgä
plural -s
1
: a tall Philippine timber tree (Agathis philippinensis) yielding a hard resin
2
: the resin yielded by the almaciga tree : manila copal
Word History
Etymology
Spanish almáciga mastic, from Arabic al-maṣṭakah the mastic, from Greek mastichē
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- overdramatic
- overdramatically
- overdramatics
- overdramatise
- overdramatised
- overdramatises
- overdramatising
- overdramatization
- overdramatizations
- overdramatize
- overdramatized
- overdramatizes
- overdramatizing
- overdrank
- overdrape
- overdrapery
- overdraughts
- overdraw
- overdrawing
- overdrawn
- overdraws
- overdress
- overdressed
- overdresses
- overdressing