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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bal·a·ta n.
 1.  A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
 2.  The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice (balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chic·le n., Chicle gum.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 chicle gum
      n : gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle]