Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun balata

2 senses of balata

Sense 1
balata, gutta balata -- (when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls)
       => gum -- (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

Sense 2
balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata -- (a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)