Associations to the word «Balata»

Wiktionary

BALATA, noun. Manilkara bidentata, a large American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.

Dictionary definition

BALATA, noun. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.
BALATA, noun. A tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.

Wise words

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Joseph Conrad