OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34626

mastic

/ˈmæstɪk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lentisco • mata • mata charneca
An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
The island of Scio is now called by the Greeks Kio [Χιο], the antient Greek name of it was Chios [Χιος]; it was first called Ætalia in very antient times, and also Mastic, on accou…