Mastic (plant resin)
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Mastic is a resin obtained from the mastic tree. It is also known as tears of Chios, being traditionally produced on the island of Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in "tears" or drop
Mastic tears
A single drop of mastic hangs from the underside of this branch on a mastic tree.
Mastic
Greek liquor, chewing gum and halva with mastic
Resin
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A resin is a highly viscous liquid or solid that can be converted into a polymer. Resins may be biological or synthetic in origin but are typically harvested from plants. Resins are mixtures of organi
Insect trapped in resin
Cedar of Lebanon cone showing flecks of resin as used in the mummification of Egyptian Pharaohs
Extremely viscous resin extruding from the trunk of a mature Araucaria columnaris
The material dripping from an almond tree looks confusingly like resin, but actually is a gum or mucilage, and chemically very different.