NOUN | plant | gutta balata, balata | when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls |
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Meaning | When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls. | |
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Synonym | 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 |
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