n. [ Sp., prob. fr. native name. ] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice ( balata gum), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or chicle gum. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
balata
n 1: when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
[syn: {balata}, {gutta balata}]
2: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red
timber [syn: {balata}, {balata tree}, {beefwood}, {bully
tree}, {Manilkara bidentata}]
From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]:
balata
balata
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
balata /balata/
balata
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