| 释义 |
chi·cle
\ˈchikəl sometimes ˈchēkəl or ˈchiklē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chictli, tzictli
1. : a gum reported to contain both rubber and gutta-percha obtained as pinkish to reddish brown pieces from the latex of the sapodilla largely from Yucatan and Central America and used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum
2. : any of several gums derived from tropical So. American trees of the families Moraceae and Apocynaceae |