almaciga

noun

al·​ma·​ci·​ga

alˈmäsēgə,

-ˌgä

plural -s

1

: a tall Philippine timber tree (Agathis philippinensis) yielding a hard resin

2

: the resin yielded by the almaciga tree : manila copal

Word History

Etymology

Spanish almáciga mastic, from Arabic al-maṣṭakah the mastic, from Greek mastichē

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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