HyperDic: manilkara_bidentata

English > 1 sense of the expression Manilkara bidentata:
NOUNplantManilkara bidentata, balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully treea tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
English > Manilkara bidentata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.
Synonymsbalata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree
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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