any of various tropical American trees, as Manilkara bidentata, of the sapodilla family, that yield the gum balata. Also called bullet tree .
[ 1650-60; bully, alter. of BALATA ]
any of various tropical American trees, as Manilkara bidentata, of the sapodilla family, that yield the gum balata. Also called bullet tree .
[ 1650-60; bully, alter. of BALATA ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012