balata

Plural: balatas

Noun

• when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
• a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
• Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
• The latex obtained from this tree.
• pl. -S a tropical tree

Synonyms

balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, gutta balata, Manilkara bidentata, ausubo, bulletwood, cow-tree, massaranduba