NOUN | plant | balata, gutta balata | when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls |
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plant | balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata | a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber |
Sounds | bae'lahtah | |
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Rhymes | Alberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah... |
Meaning | When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls. | |
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Synonym | gutta balata | |
Broader | gum | Any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants |
Substance of | balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata | A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber |
Spanish | balata | |
Catalan | balata |
Meaning | A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber. | |
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Synonyms | balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata | |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Substances | balata, gutta balata | When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls |
Spanish | sapote, zapote | |
Catalan | acres |
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