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balata

DEFINITIONS OF: balata

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n a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber

Synonyms:
Manilkara bidentata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls

Synonyms:
gutta balata
Type of:
gum
any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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