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Definition of Mimusops globosa

Mimusops globosa
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.
Mimusops globosa
Gutta-percha Gut"ta-per`cha, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, or Dichopsis, Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.

Meaning of Mimusops globosa from wikipedia

- 2009. Notes: =globosa Suppl. Carp. 132 (t. 205). 1807 "Plant Name Details for Mimusops globosa". IPNI. Retrieved December 25, 2005. "Mimusops balata Crueg...
- Taxus chinensis, Chinese yew Taxus contorta, West Himalayan yew Taxus globosa, Mesoamerican yew Taxus wallichiana, East Himalayan yew Thuja sutchuenensis...
- Fabaceae Least concern Mimulus orbicularis Scrophulariaceae Least concern Mimusops elengi Sapotaceae Least concern Mitrephora grandiflora Annonaceae Vulnerable...
- Micropholis splendens Micropholis suborbicularis Micropholis williamii Mimusops angel Mimusops sec****arum Palaquium petiolare Palaquium regina-montium Payena...
- nicholsonii Van Wyk Mimusops afra E. Mey. ex A. DC. Mimusops fruticosa A. DC. Mimusops obovata Sond. Mimusops obtusifolia Lam. Mimusops zeyheri Sond. Sideroxylon...
- McDaniel Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C.Berg Mimosa pigra L. Mimosa pudica L. Mimusops kummel A.DC. Mirabilis jalapa L. Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. Mitragyna...
- Micropholis resinifera Micropholis spectabilis Micropholis venamoensis Mimusops acutifolia Mimusops riparia Neohemsleya usambarensis Nesoluma polynesi****, Island...