bully tree

noun

bul·​ly tree

ˈbu̇lē-

variants or bullet tree

-lə̇t-

: any of several hard-wooded tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae

especially : a large tree (Manilkara bidentata) of the West Indies and northern South America that yields balata gum and a heavy red timber

called also balata, beefwood

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from American Spanish balata

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