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noun
the wood of a bully tree.
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Origin of bullet wood
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby bullet wood
bulletin, bulletin board, bullet point, bulletproof, bullet train, bullet wood, bull fiddle, bullfight, bullfighter, bullfinch, bull float
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How to use bullet wood in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bullet wood
bulletwood
/ (ˈbʊlɪtˌwʊd) /
noun
the wood of a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Manilkara bidentata, widely used for construction due to its durability and toughness
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