HyperDic: balata_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression balata tree:
NOUNplantbalata tree, balata, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentataa tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
English > balata tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.
Synonymsbalata, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Substancesbalata, gutta balataWhen dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
Spanishsapote, zapote
Catalanacres

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