| 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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