MASTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mastic mean? 

• MASTIC (noun)
  The noun MASTIC has 3 senses:

1. an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes

2. a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler

3. an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin

  Familiarity information: MASTIC used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mastic" is a kind of...):

natural resin (a plant exudate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mastic" is a kind of...):

cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)

filler (used for filling cracks or holes in a surface)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

lentisk; mastic; mastic tree; Pistacia lentiscus

Hypernyms ("mastic" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("mastic" is a member of...):

genus Pistacia; Pistacia (a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit)