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MASTICH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mastic 1, record 1, English, mastic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mastick 1, record 1, English, mastick
- mastix 1, record 1, English, mastix
- mastich 1, record 1, English, mastich
- lentisk 1, record 1, English, lentisk
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small bushy tree or shrub up to 3 m (10 ft) high, which produces a natural oleoresin from the trunk. Incisions are made in the bark in order to collect the liquid oleoresin, which then hardens into brittle pea-sized lumps. 1, record 1, English, - mastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lentisque
1, record 1, French, lentisque
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mastic 1, record 2, English, mastic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mastick 1, record 2, English, mastick
- mastix 1, record 2, English, mastix
- mastich 1, record 2, English, mastich
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The best mastic occurs in roundish tears about the size of a small pea, or in flattened, irregular pear-shaped, or oblong pieces covered with a whitish powder. They are pale yellow in colour, which darkens with age. The odour is agreeable and the taste mild and resinous, and when chewed it becomes soft, so that it can easily be masticated. 1, record 2, English, - mastic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mastic
1, record 2, French, mastic
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résine jaunâtre qui découle d'incisions pratiquées au tronc ou aux branches du lentisque. 2, record 2, French, - mastic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la moindre blessure du tronc ou des branches du lentisque, il s'écoule un latex qui se concrète en larmes [...] On retrouve dans le commerce 2 qualités de mastic, le mastic en grain et le mastic en bloc. La première sorte se présente sous la forme de larmes ou d'amas globuleux, [...] la seconde est jaunâtre ou brunâtre, souvent souillée de débris végétaux, de sable ou de terre. L'odeur, balsamique, rappelle un peu celle de la sabine. 2, record 2, French, - mastic
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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