μαστίχη
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A mastich, μ. τρώγειν Com.Adesp.338; obtained from σχῖνος, mastich, Pistacia Lentiscus, or from ἰξίνη, pine-thistle, Atractylis gummifera, Thphr.HP9.1.2, cf. Dsc.1.70; the latter distd. as ἡ ἀκανθική Thphr.HP6.4.9; used as a cosmetic, Luc.Ind.23, Alex. 21.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μαστίχη: [ῐ], ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, κοινῶς: μαστίχα, παράγεται δὲ ἐκ τοῦ σχίνου, Λατ. lentiscus, μ. τρώγειν Κωμ. Ἀνών. 37, πρβλ. Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 6. 4, 9., 9. 1, 2, Διοσκ. 1. 51.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
mastic, gomme à mâcher du lentisque.
Étymologie: μάσταξ.