bullet tree

noun

bul·​let tree

ˈbu̇lə̇t-

1

: a bully tree (especially Manilkara bidentata)

2

: a tree (Terminalia buceras) of Central America and the West Indies with brownish gray very close-grained wood

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from American Spanish balata

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