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noun
Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ausubo, massaranduba, bulletwood, bully tree, cow-tree
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The latex obtained from this tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
noun
when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: gutta balata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gum
History
Borrowed from Spanish balatá.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
