Defn: A chicken; — used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls.
CHICLE; CHICLE GUM
Chic"le, n., Chicle gum. [Amer. Sp. chicle.]
Defn: 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.
CHICO
Chi"co, n.
1. Var. of Chica.
2. The common greasewood of the western United States (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).
3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the marmalade tree or its fruit.
CHICORY Chic"o*ry, n. Etym: [F. chicorée, earlier also cichorée, L. cichorium, fr. Gr. , , Cf. Succory.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See Endive.