NOUN | plant | Manilkara bidentata, balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree | a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber |
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Meaning | A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber. | |
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Synonyms | balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree | |
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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