What does "balata" mean?

Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.

What is a synonym for "balata"?

Common synonyms include: bully tree, ausubo, balata tree, beefwood, bulletwood, cow-tree.

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Noun

1
Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries. countable, uncountable
"‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’"
2
a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber wordnet
3
The latex obtained from this tree. countable, uncountable
4
when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls wordnet

"‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’"

From Spanish balatá.

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