Balata: Definition with Balata Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.

Exact synonyms: Gutta Balata
Substance meronyms: Balata Tree, Beefwood, Bully Tree, Manilkara Bidentata
Generic synonyms: Gum

2. Noun. A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.

Exact synonyms: Balata Tree, Beefwood, Bully Tree, Manilkara Bidentata
Terms within: Gutta Balata
Generic synonyms: Tree

1. n. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).

1. a tropical tree [n -S]

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