Chicle - Chicle (English spelling)

Japanese: チクル - ちくる(英語表記)chicle
Chicle - Chicle (English spelling)

It is made by boiling down the sap of the sapodilla, an evergreen tree of the Sapotaceae family. It is a reddish-brown solid that contains gum and gutta-percha. It is also known as sapodilla because it is the plant from which chicle is extracted.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アカテツ科の常緑高木であるサポジラの樹液を集めて煮つめたもの。紅赤褐色の固形物で、ゴム質やグッタペルカを含む。チクルをとる植物ということで、サポジラの別称とされることもある。

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