BALATA


Meaning of BALATA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈlä-tə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Carib

Date: 1860

: the dried latex of a tropical American tree (genus Manilkara and especially M. bidentata ) of the sapodilla family that is similar to gutta-percha and is used especially in belting and golf balls ; also : a tree yielding it

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