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Meaning of BULLY TREE

Pronunciation:  'bûlee tree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
 
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 Synonyms: balata, balata tree, beefwood, Manilkara bidentata
 
 See Also: gutta balata, tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bul"ly tree`\ (Bot.)
The name of several West Indian trees of the order
{Sapotace[ae]}, as {Dipholis nigra} and species of {Sapota}
and {Mimusops}. Most of them yield a substance closely
resembling gutta-percha.
 
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