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noun
A tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: ausubo, balata, bully tree, massaranduba, cow-tree
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The timber of this tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.
Across languages
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