About The Word Balata
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Balata
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What's The Definition Of Balata?
[n] a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
[n] when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls Synonyms | Synonyms for Balata: balata tree | beefwood | bully tree | Manilkara bidentata Related Terms | Find terms related to Balata: See Also | balata | gum | gutta balata | tree Balata In Webster's Dictionary \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}).
2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice
({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried
constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle
gum}.
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