Meaning of BULLY TREE
| Pronunciation: | | 'bûlee tree
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[n] a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber |
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| | Synonyms: | | balata, balata tree, beefwood, Manilkara bidentata |
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| | See Also: | | gutta balata, tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bul"ly tree`\ (Bot.)
The name of several West Indian trees of the order
{Sapotace[ae]}, as {Dipholis nigra} and species of {Sapota}
and {Mimusops}. Most of them yield a substance closely
resembling gutta-percha.
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