lentisk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin
    mastic; Pistacia lentiscus; mastic tree.

WordNet

Len*tis"cus, Len"tisk noun (Also<
  • Lentiscus
  • Lentisk
)
Etymology
L. lentiscus, lentiscum: cf. F. lentisque.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A tree; the mastic. See Mastic.

Webster 1913