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Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice
({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried
constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle
gum}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [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.]