balata
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1. a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| substance holonym | : | balata, gutta balata, |
| definition | : | when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls (noun.plant) |
2. when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | gum, |
| definition | : | any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying (noun.substance) |
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