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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 chi·cle /ˈʧɪkəl, ˈʧɪkli/
 一種樹膠

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Chic·le n., Chicle gum.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 chicle
      n : gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle gum]