Meaning of BALATA
| Pronunciation: | | 'balutu
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata |
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| | See Also: | | balata, gum, gutta balata, tree | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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