bully tree

noun

any of various tropical American trees, as Manilkara bidentata, of the sapodilla family, that yield the gum balata.

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Nearby words

bullwhacker, bullwhip, bully, bully beef, bully pulpit, bully tree, bully-off, bullyboy, bullycide, bullyrag, bulnbuln

Origin of bully tree

1650–60; bully, alteration of balata

Also called bullet tree.

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